Dean Acheson
Dean Acheson
Dean Gooderham Achesonwas an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Marshall Plan and was a key player in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 April 1893
CityMiddletown, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Charm never made a rooster.
Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.
It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.
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.
Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.
The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
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.
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.
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.