29 Quotes by Dean Rusk

The pace of events is moving so fast that unless we can find some way to keep our sights on tomorrow, we cannot expect to be in touch with today.

Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive.

One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.

One of the best ways to persuade others is by listening to them.

I wouldn't make the slightest concession for moral leadership. It's much overrated.

I think we would be hard pressed to tell our own people why we are doing this with India when even the British won't do it or the Australians won't do it and the Canadians won't do it. We need to have those other flags flying on these joint enterprises.

We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old crow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks

If you don’t pay attention to the periphery, the periphery changes and the first thing you know the periphery is the center.

The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it’s kicked in the flanks.