"we needed the Japanese to commit the first overt act"

“When the news first came that Japan had attacked us, my first feeling was of relief that the indecision was over and that a crisis had come in a way which would unite all our people. This continued to be my dominant feeling in spite of the news of catastrophes which quickly developed. For I feel that this country united has practically nothing to fear, while the apathy and divisions stirred up by unpatriotic men have been hitherto very discouraging.”

“Burial site of Henry L. Stimson at Find A Grave”

“Verbatim copy of "Stimson Diary" entries regarding Atomic Bomb, Dec 1944 to Sept 1945”

“Henry Stimson Center”

“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.”

“The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.”