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
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. – Dean Acheson
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
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. – Dean Acheson
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
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. – Dean Acheson
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. – Dean Acheson
Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one’s attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson
