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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more a

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

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The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve. – Dean Acheson

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