Maxioms by 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.
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their read more
No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies
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.
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.
