Dean Acheson Quotes

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

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

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

Americans assume Canada to be bestowed as a right and accept this bounty as they do air without thought or appreciation.

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