A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve. – Dean Acheson

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve. – Dean Acheson
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson