We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. – Dean Acheson
Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role. – Dean Acheson
The future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson
The great corrupter of public man is the ego….Looking at the mirror distracts ones attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson
A memorandum is not written to inform the reader, but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve. – Dean Acheson
Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. – Dean Acheson
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
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. – 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
Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson
