The release of atomic energy constitutes a new force too revolutionary to consider in the framework of old ideas.

Harry Truman

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Nuclear weapons

Author

Harry Truman

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English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Truman, Harry S. Message to Congress on atomic energy. 3 Oct. 1945, Washington, DC, USA.

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Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima... The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

Harry Truman

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Nuclear weapons World War II
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Harry Truman
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Political speech
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English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Truman, Harry S. First announcement of the atomic bomb. 6 Aug. 1945, The White House, Washington, DC, USA.

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This war did not bear the characteristics of the previous conflicts among the European nations to which we were accustomed. To an ever increasing degree it began to be generally realized that the reasons for this conflict were no longer to be sought in the usual interests even if plausible of the various nations, but that in reality it was one of those elementary struggles which shaking the foundations of the world but once in a thousand years, introduce a new millennium.

Adolf Hitler

Speech to the Reichstag, April 26, 1942

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World War II
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Adolf Hitler
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Speech to the Reichstag, April 26, 1942
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Speech
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Political speech
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German
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Hitler, Adolf. Speech to the Reichstag. 26 Apr. 1942, Kroll Opera House, Berlin, Germany.

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The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are we to save the millions of our subjects, or to atone ourselves before the hallowed spirits of our imperial ancestors?... It is according to the dictate of time and fate that we have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unavoidable and suffering what is insufferable.

Emperor Hirohito

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Emperor Hirohito
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Radio broadcast Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
Japanese
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Emperor Hirohito. The Jewel Voice. 15 Aug. 1945, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan. Broadcast.