Dean Acheson quotes
“A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.” — Dean Acheson
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“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.” — Dean Acheson
“Between 9 and 10 AM the American radio is concerned almost exclusively with love. It seems a little like ending breakfast with a stiff bourbon.” — Dean Acheson
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“Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.” — Dean Acheson
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“Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.” — Dean Acheson
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“I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.” — Dean Acheson
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“I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.” — Dean Acheson
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“Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.” — Dean Acheson
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“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” — Dean Acheson
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“The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.” — Dean Acheson
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“The future comes one day at a time.” — Dean Acheson
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“The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.” — Dean Acheson
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“The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.” — Dean Acheson
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“The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.” — Dean Acheson
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“The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.” — Dean Acheson
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“Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.” — Dean Acheson
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“Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.” — Dean Acheson
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“We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.” — Dean Acheson
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