Dean Acheson Quotes

Dean Acheson — American Statesman born on April 11, 1893, died on October 12, 1971

Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Marshall Plan and played a central role in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization... (wikipedia)

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

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.

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

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

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