51 Quotes by Dean Acheson

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.

I doubt very much if a man whose main literary interests were in works by Mr. Zane Grey, admirable as they may be, is particularly equipped to be the chief executive of this country, particularly where Indian Affairs are concerned.

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

The defensive perimeter [of the United States in East Asia] runs along the Aleutians to Japan and then goes to the Ryukyus.

The limitations imposed by democratic political practices makes it difficult to conduct our foreign affairs in the national interest.

Vietnam was worse than immoral - it was a mistake.

The future comes one day at a time [so don't fear and try to solve all the worries and problems of the future today].

The trouble with a free market economy is that it requires so many policemen to make it work.

Greatness is a quality of character and is not the result of circumstances.