Henry Morgenthau, Jr., (1891-1967) U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for Franklin D. Roosevelt, CFR member Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Henry Morgenthau, Jr. quotesHenry Morgenthau, Jr. QuotesHenry Morgenthau, Jr. We can hardly expect the nation-state to make itself superfluous, at least not overnight. Rather what we must aim for is really nothing more than caretakers of a bankrupt international machine which will have to be transformed slowly into a new one. The transition will not be dramatic, but a gradual one. People will still cling to national symbols.~ Henry Morgenthau, Jr. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print