The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust. Henry L. Stimson More Quotes by Henry L. Stimson More Quotes From Henry L. Stimson Marriage should be a duet -- when one sings, the other claps. Joe Murray The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. Henry L. Stimson duets marriage men A private meeting with Hoover is like sitting in a both of ink. Henry L. Stimson hoover ink sitting Now the thing is not to get into unnecessary quarrels by talking too much and not to indicate any weakness by talking too much; let our actions speak for themselves. Henry L. Stimson our-actions weakness talking Hope is the mainspring of life. Henry L. Stimson hopeful We debated long over the situation for it is a very difficult question and all of us recognize its difficulty. Henry L. Stimson difficult-questions difficulty long The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. Henry L. Stimson anticipation cynicism sin I told him there was one city that they must not bomb without my permission and that was Kyoto. Henry L. Stimson without must city him I told him that my own opinion was that the time now and the method now to deal with Russia was to keep our mouths shut and let our actions speak for words. Henry L. Stimson words opinion speak time I do not see how the Japanese can hold out against this united front. Henry L. Stimson against out how see I think it is very important that I should have a talk with you as soon as possible on a highly secret matter. I mentioned it to you shortly after you took office but have not urged it since on account of the pressure you have been under. Henry L. Stimson think you important matter Over any such tangled wave of problems the S-1 secret would be dominant and yet we will not know until after that time probably, until after that meeting, whether this is a weapon in our hands or not. Henry L. Stimson meeting problems time hands The Japanese campaign involves therefore two great uncertainties; first, whether Russia will come in though we think that will be all right; and second, when and how S-1 will resolve itself. Henry L. Stimson will how great think After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time. Henry L. Stimson rest thought health time
