Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization.

In 1945 Cordell Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "co-initiating the United Nations". Hull died after suffering several strokes and heart attacks in 1955 in Washington D. Morgenthau said.

state of Tennessee. Cordell Hull (October 2 1871 – July 23 1955) was an American politician from the U. He is best known as the longest serving Secretary of State holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during much of World War II.