The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson
Negotiation 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 ones attention from the problem. – 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