We Shall Show Mercy, But We Shall

These Two Great Organisations Of The English-speaking Democracies, The British Empire And The United States, Will Have To Be Somewhat Mixed Up Together In Some Affairs For Mutual And General Advantage. I Do Not View The Process With Any Misgivings. I Could Not Stop It If I Wished. Let It Roll On Full Flood, Inexorable, Irresistible, Benignant, To Broader Lands, And Better Days.

These Cruel, Wanton, Indiscriminate Bombings Of London Are, Of Course, A Part Of Hitler's Invasion Plans. He Hopes, By Killing Large Numbers Of Civilians, And Women And Children, That He Will Terrorise And Cow The People Of This Mighty Imperial City ... Little Does He Know The Spirit Of The British Nation, Or The Tough Fibre Of The Londoners.

On 17th July There Came To Us At Potsdam The Eagerly-awaited News Of The Trial Of The Atomic Bomb In The [new] Mexican Desert. Success Beyond All Dreams Crowded This Sombre, Magnificent Venture Of Our American Allies. The Detailed Reports ... Could Leave No Doubt In The Minds Of The Very Few Who Were Informed, That We Were In The Presence Of A New Factor In Human Affairs, And Possessed Of Powers Which Were Irresistible.

The Inherent Blessing Of Socialism Is The Equal Sharing Of Misery.

Let Our Advance Worrying Become Advance Thinking And Planning.