Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman
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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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There are times we are givers, but others time we have to let others give to us.
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The basic principle (of the management agenda) is there are certain business practices that could be applied to government to help improve efficiency, accountability and service to citizens. That's what I'll be doing ...(It's) about making government run more efficiently.
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It is the numerous small manufacturing businesses like my own that provide Connecticut with the tax base it needs.
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It's up to the counties when they'll play, but it is disappointing that in a one-off game against Australia, they can't come up. I think they would have enjoyed it, but we'll have to get on with it.
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Those of us involved in the actual administration of the Marshall Program had very much in our minds the building of a new Europe.
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Those knowledgeable about the issues and facts relating to the proceeding are not going to be able to give all of you in the media information, and they and you won't be able to give information to the public.
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We have appreciated David's efforts over the past two years. He has made a decision to move on to a new opportunity, and we wish him success in his new venture.
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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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I would like to say that no man ever was given finer cooperation than that given me by President Truman.
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But I felt that most of us in the world today gave priority to our personal interests.
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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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We should wage war not to win war, but to win peace.
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The full potential of labor can be utilized only if there is mobility in labor.