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In its best prewar year, Euro...

In its best prewar year, Europe with almost 300 million people had a gross national product of 150 billion dollars. In that same year, the United States with 150 million people had a gross national product of 300 billion dollars.

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If he had listened to some of...

If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

Among the reasons for this wa...

Among the reasons for this was the fact that the U.S.A. is one mass market. It is only when you have a mass market that large-scale manufacturing which involves very substantial expenditures can be justified.

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The Europeans had made two pr...

The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the part of every country; and second, maximum mutual aid.

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At the time it seriously trou...

At the time it seriously troubled me, but in drafting me as Marshall Plan Administrator, President Truman did as great a favor for me as one man can do for another. It opened my eyes to many things of which I was totally unaware and it was the beginning of my real education.

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Yes, Jean Monnet was the fath...

Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more than those of any other single man helped change the thinking of European leaders.

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I would like to say that no m...

I would like to say that no man ever was given finer cooperation than that given me by President Truman.

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The full potential of labor c...

The full potential of labor can be utilized only if there is mobility in labor.

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The magic was in the Marshall...

The magic was in the Marshall Plan itself. It provided an opportunity for appealing and constructive work. In a sense, the mission chiefs were given the opportunity to help act as architects for the new Europe that was envisioned.

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We should wage war not to win...

We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

However, from the very beginn...

However, from the very beginning of the program, we made it perfectly clear that we would be out of Europe in four years; that whatever was to be accomplished had to be accomplished in that period of time.

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As far as we were concerned, ...

As far as we were concerned, we were operators, we were administrators. I don't ever recall going to Dean Acheson and asking for any counsel or advice on administration, but I had the greatest respect for him, as I have today.

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Incentives are spurs that goa...

Incentives are spurs that goad a man to do what he doesn't particularly like, to get something he does particularly want. They are rewards he voluntarily strives for.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

If we are to have a stabilize...

If we are to have a stabilized market demand, selling pressure should be maintained . . . perhaps increased . . .at the first sign of a decline in business. I know of no single way business managers can do more to stabilize market demand than through greater stabilization of sales and advertising expenditures.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

With intelligence and humilit...

With intelligence and humility and dedication as our ammunition, we can wage the peace throughout the world with a strength beyond armies, destroying nothing except hate and greed and distrust.

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A gentleman is one who is too...

A gentleman is one who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat, and who takes his share othe world and lets other people have theirs.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

Salesmanship consists of tran...

Salesmanship consists of transferring a conviction by a seller to a buyer.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

With intelligence and humility...

With intelligence and humility and dedication as our ammunition, we can wage the peace throughout the world with a strength beyond armies, destroying nothing except hate and greed and distrust.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

Salesmanship consists of trans...

Salesmanship consists of transferring a conviction by a seller to a buyer.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

Incentives are spurs that goad...

Incentives are spurs that goad a man to do what he doesn't particularly like, to get something he does particularly want. They are rewards he voluntarily strives for.

Paul Hoffman 22 quotes

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