The qualities which produce the dogged, unbeatable courage of the British, personified at the time by Winston Churchill, can appear in other settings as stubbornness bordering on stupidity.
~ Dean Acheson

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Force can overcome force, but a free society cannot long steel itself to dominate another people by sheer force.
~ Dean Acheson

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The best environment for diplomacy is found where mutual confidence between governments exists.
~ Dean Acheson

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