Dean Acheson Quotations

Between 9 and 10 AM the American radio is concerned almost exclusively with love. It seems a little like ending breakfast with a stiff bourbon.

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.

Americans assume Canada to be bestowed as a right and accept this bounty, as they do air, without thought or appreciation.

Great Britain has lost an Empire and not yet found a role. The attempt to playa separate power rolethat is, a role apart from Europe, based on a special relationship with the United States, on being the head of the Commonwealthis about to be played out. Her Majesty's Government is now attempting, wisely in my opinion, to re-enter Europe.

The Iraqi is really not whacky toady, perhaps, even tacky. When they gave him the word, he gave us the bird and joined with the Arabs, by cracky!

Brains are no substitute for judgement.

No man comes out of his own memorandum of conversation looking second best.

To leave positions of great responsibility and authority is to die a little, but the time comes when that must be faced.

Charm never made a rooster.