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If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.

Harry S. Truman
Winning, Russia, Germany
The New York Times (June 24, 1941); later quoted in "National Affairs: Anniversary Remembrance", content.time.com. July 2, 1951.
If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.