Dean Acheson Quotes


Dean Acheson

The thing to remember is that that the future comes one day at a time.

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

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

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

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation






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