James Forrestal
James Forrestal
James Vincent Forrestalwas the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth15 February 1892
CountryUnited States of America
James Forrestal quotes about
cruel hungry
Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.
continued immediate threat
There is a serious, immediate and extraordinarily grave threat to the continued existence of this country.
russia accomplishment poison
Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison.
japan raw-materials employment
If these assets were set up as a revolving fund with which Japan could import raw materials for its industries, Japanese exports could again enter the channels of world trade-and Japanese workers would have employment and something to eat.