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A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to...

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

Quote by Dean Acheson about writers

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

Quote by Dean Acheson about philosophy, future, day, time

Between 9 and 10 AM the American radio is concerned...

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.

Quote by Dean Acheson about love, americans

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become...

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

Quote by Dean Acheson about opinion

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a...

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

Quote by Dean Acheson about politics

I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK...

I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.

Quote by Dean Acheson

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as...

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.

Quote by Dean Acheson about public

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to...

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past.

Quote by Dean Acheson about present, past, art, magic

It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.

It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.

Quote by Dean Acheson about moral, mistake

Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes...

Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Quote by Dean Acheson about common sense, sense

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes...

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Quote by Dean Acheson about politics, common sense, sense

No people in history have ever survived who thought they...

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.

Quote by Dean Acheson about liberty, enemies, history, thinking, people

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

Quote by Dean Acheson about opinion, future, things, day, time

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull....

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

Quote by Dean Acheson about politics

The future comes one day at a time.

The future comes one day at a time.

Quote by Dean Acheson about opinion, future, day, time

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at...

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

Quote by Dean Acheson about attention, public, man

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

Quote by Dean Acheson about mistake

The manner in which one endures what must be endured is...

The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.

Quote by Dean Acheson about things

The most important aspect of the relationship between the...

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

Quote by Dean Acheson about state

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a...

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.

Quote by Dean Acheson about advertising, habits, affair, time

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