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Dean Acheson
Time spent in...
Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of...
The great corrupter...
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. . . . Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the...
Controversial proposals, once...
Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
Source: Speech,...
It is worse...
It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.
Source: Describing the Vietnam war;...
Always remember that...
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Source: Sketches From...
I will undoubtedly...
I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe...
The first requirement...
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to...
A memorandum is...
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Source:...
The greatest mistake...
The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.
Source: After listening to...
The manner in...
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be...
The future comes...
The future comes one day at a time.
Source: In
The most important...
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both...
Great Britain has...
Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role.
Source: Speech,...
Washington is like...
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes...
Negotiating in the...
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to...