51 Quotes by Dean Acheson

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

Great Britain has lost an Empire and has not yet found a role.

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.