Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem to be more afraid of life than death
James F. Byrnes Quotes
I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments.
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| Birth: | 2nd May, 1882 |
| Death: | 9th April, 1972 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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James Francis Byrnes was born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He was an American politician and judge. He served as a U.S. House of Representatives(South Carolina) from 1911-1925, a U.S. Senator(South Carolina) from 1931–1941, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1941–1942, Secretary of State from 1945–1947, and 104th governor of South Carolina from 1951–1955. He was a confidant of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was one of the most powerful men in American domestic and foreign policy in the mid-1940s.
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