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The great corrupter of public man is the ego. . . . Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
Source: To Society of American Historians; in Wall Street Journal, 22 Apr 1966.
-- Dean Acheson, (Apr 11 1893-1971), US lawyer, statesman; He was prominent in the development of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and NATO.