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 Read Quote
If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past. Dean Acheson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. Dean Acheson Read Quote
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. Dean Acheson Read Quote
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. Dean Acheson Read Quote
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one’s attention from the problem. Dean Acheson Read Quote
