Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER:
2036
AUTHOR:
William Pierce Rogers (1913–2001)
QUOTATION:
The world of the future will not flourish behind walls—no matter who builds them and no matter what their purpose. A world divided economically must inevitably be a world divided politically. As Secretary of State, I cannot contemplate that prospect with anything but deep disquiet.
ATTRIBUTION:
WILLIAM P. ROGERS, secretary of state, address before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1972.—The Washington Post, May 22, 1972, p. A20.
