Where stood the U.S.? To many a U.S. citizen, to most of the world, the nation seemed to have shrunk farther & farther from responsibility in world affairs. Was it a great power, with a voice and a goal of its own—or just a nervous broker between an implacable Russia and an impoverished Britain?
As long as its leaders could not make up their minds, the nation blundered down a dark road. Last week the blunderer made a sudden turn. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, a man of many turnings, rose and spoke words which heartened the world.
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