The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
~ Dean Acheson
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Dean Acheson was born
on this day in 1893
Dean Acheson – the American statesman and lawyer – was born on April 11, 1893 in Middletown, Connecticut.
He was a graduate of both Yale University and Harvard University.
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Neutrality has increasingly become obsolete and, except under very exceptional circumstances, it is an immoral and shortsighted conception.
~ John Foster Dulles
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The best environment for diplomacy is found where mutual confidence between governments exists.
~ Dean Acheson
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The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art.
~ John Foster Dulles
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The simple truth is that perseverance in good policies is the only avenue to success.
~ Dean Acheson
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We have a tradition in this country of skepticism about government, of looking at it very carefully, of seeing whether our public servants can take it. That isn’t always comfortable, but, on the whole, it is good.
~ Dean Acheson
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