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Paul Hoffman
American
Celebrity
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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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Fact
#Manufacturing
But I felt that most of us in the world today gave priority to our personal interests.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#World
#Today
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Today
#Respect
#Advice
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Time
#President
#Man
#Education
#Eyes
#Beginning
I would like to say that no man ever was given finer cooperation than that given me by President Truman.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#President
#Man
#Cooperation
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#People
#Europe
#states
#United
If there was to be a new Europe, there not only had to be a common market, but also great mobility in labor.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Europe
#Labor
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,
American
Celebrity
#Success
#Politicians
There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Time
The full potential of labor can be utilized only if there is mobility in labor.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Labor
#Potential
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Country
#First
#Help
#Self
#Promise
#states
#United
#Promises
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Thinking
#Man
#Leaders
#Europe
#Change
#states
#United
#Father
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Work
#Sense
#Magic
#Act
#Europe
#Help
#Opportunity
#Mission
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.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#Time
#Years
#Europe
#Beginning
We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
Paul Hoffman,
American
Celebrity
#War
#Peace
#Wage