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Quote by Dean Acheson
A memorandum is not written to inform the reader, but to protect t

A memorandum is not written to inform the reader, but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson

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No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. – Dean Acheson

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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson

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Diplomacy
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The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him. – Pricilla Elfrey

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Incidents should not govern policy; but, policy incidents. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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