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01Undated

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

Dean Acheson / quote

02Undated

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

Dean Acheson / quote

03Undated

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

Dean Acheson / quote

04Undated

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

Dean Acheson / quote

05Undated

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Dean Acheson / quote

06Undated

The future comes one day at a time.

Dean Acheson / quote

07Undated

A memorandum is written to protect the writer - not to inform his reader.

Dean Acheson / quote