Dean Acheson

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

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

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

I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.

I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.

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

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