"The difficulties can and will be overcome."

"I need not tell you gentlemen that the world situation is very serious. That must be apparent to all intelligent people. I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by the press makes it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation. Furthermore, the people of this country are distant from the troubled areas of the Earth and it is hard to comprehend the plight and consequent reaction for the long-suffering peoples, and the effect of those reactions on their government in connection with our efforts to promote peace in the world."

Sound familiar? It should.
It was a speech given on June 5, 1947.

"Aside from the demoralizing effect on the world at large and the possibilities of disturbances arising as a result of the desperation of the people concerned, the consequences to the economy of the United States should be apparent to all. It is logical that the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace. Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Any government that is willing to assist in the task of recovery will find full cooperation, I am sure, on the part of the United States Government. Any government which maneuvers to block the recovery of other countries cannot expect any help from us.

Furthermore, goverment, political parties or groups which seek to perpetrate human misery in order to profit therefrom politically or otherwise will encounter the opposition of the United States.

An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding, on the part of the people of America, of the character of the problem and the remedies to be applied. Political passion and prejudice should have no part. With foresight and a willingness on our part to face up to the vast responsibilities which history has clearly placed upon our country, the difficulties I have outlined can and will be overcome."

(Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlining the Marshall Plan for rebuilding Europe after WWII; June 5, 1947)