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~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« on: April 19, 2014, 09:27:29 AM »
Dean Acheson Quotes


An American statesman and lawyer.
Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) 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.

Here are some famous quotes by Dean Acheson.




The future comes one day at a time.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2014, 09:27:56 AM »
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2014, 09:28:19 AM »
Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2014, 09:28:48 AM »
A memorandum is written to protect the writer - not to inform his reader.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2014, 09:29:16 AM »
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2014, 09:29:42 AM »
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
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Re: ~ Dean Acheson Quotes ~
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2014, 09:30:16 AM »
Americans assume Canada to be bestowed as a right and accept this bounty as they do air without thought or appreciation.
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