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
A memorandum is not written to inform the reader, but to protect the writer. – Dean Acheson
The great corrupter of public man is the ego….Looking at the mirror distracts ones attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson
In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owners mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy. The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world. – Ben Hecht