Dean Acheson

American statesman and lawyer.

I doubt very much if a man whose main literary interests were in works by Mr. Zane Grey, admirable as they may be, is particularly equipped to be the chief executive of this country, particularly where Indian Affairs are concerned.More Dean Acheson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.More Dean Acheson quotes [07/12/2011 05:07:28]

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.More Dean Acheson quotes [07/12/2011 05:07:04]

Greatness is a quality of character and is not the result of circumstances.More Dean Acheson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.More Dean Acheson quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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When the truth is not to the place and not to the time, it is not the truth that loses anything, but its herald. The error is not always wrong, but as if not to the place and not to the time ... [09/02/2018 02:09:49] More

The price of responding to stupidity is the lack of time for wisdom. People ignore folly, people envy wisdom. People are indulgent to stupidity, because it's nice to realize that you are a head taller than another, and from wisdom in a rage. �� [08/24/2018 03:08:22] More

If the enemy does not develop, but only defends, he already doubts. [09/14/2018 04:09:24] More

If a clever man is unhappy, he is a fool! -AnnaIsAronova [08/24/2018 12:08:46] More

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