Henry L. Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
Henry Lewis Stimsonwas an American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician and spokesman on foreign policy. He served as Secretary of Warunder Republican William Howard Taft, and as Governor-General of the Philippines. As Secretary of Stateunder Republican President Herbert Hoover, he articulated the Stimson Doctrine which announced American opposition to Japanese expansion in Asia. He again served as Secretary of Warunder Democrats Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, and was a leading hawk calling for war against Germany. During...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth21 September 1867
CountryUnited States of America
I told him that my own opinion was that the time now and the method now to deal with Russia was to keep our mouths shut and let our actions speak for words.
I do not see how the Japanese can hold out against this united front.
I think it is very important that I should have a talk with you as soon as possible on a highly secret matter. I mentioned it to you shortly after you took office but have not urged it since on account of the pressure you have been under.
Over any such tangled wave of problems the S-1 secret would be dominant and yet we will not know until after that time probably, until after that meeting, whether this is a weapon in our hands or not.
A private meeting with Hoover is like sitting in a both of ink.
Now the thing is not to get into unnecessary quarrels by talking too much and not to indicate any weakness by talking too much; let our actions speak for themselves.
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.