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Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced /ˈætʃɪsən/; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was 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.

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How could the USA champion individual freedom in the world generally while denying it to an important minority in its own country.

Champion, Country, Freedom, Usa

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.

Enemies, Enemy, Inoffensive, People, Protect

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

Acceptance, Become, Hallowed, Political, Politics, Proposals

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

Bullet, Military, Passes, Political, Self, Tank

The test for aid to poor nations is therefore whether it makes them capable of being productive. If it fails to do so, it is likely to make them even poorer in the – not so very – long run.

Long, Make, Poor Nations, Poorer, Running, Test

I have almost invariably found that charm is used as a substitute for intelligence in persons of both sexes. Thus, I have always been and will remain wary of it.

Charm, Persons, Sex, Used, Wary

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

Britain, Empires, Found, History, Role, Roles

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding.

Business, Feet, Chinese, Habit, Permanent

Vietnam was worse than immoral - it was a mistake.

Immoral, Mistake, Vietnam, Worse

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.

Doe, Glad, Happily, Office, Say, Work

I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.

Charmer, Feelings, Indian, Snake, Snakes, Watches

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

Dull, Politics, Requirements, Statesman, Requirement

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

Authority, Faced, Leave, Littles, Responsibility

With a nation, as with a boxer, one of the greatest assurances of safety is to add reach to power.

Add, Boxer, Boxers, Greatest, Reach, Safety

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

Understanding, Important, President, State, Secretary

The limitations imposed by democratic political practices makes it difficult to conduct our foreign affairs in the national interest.

Affair, Democratic, Imposed, Political, Practice, Practices

It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake.

Mistake, Immoral, Worse

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

Die, Greatest, Mistake, Office, Political

I think Churchill is right, the only thing to be said for democracy is that there is nothing else that's any better, and therefore he used to say, Tyranny tempered by assassination, but lots of assassination. People say, If the Congress were more representative of the people it would be better. I say the Congress is too damn representative. It's just as stupid as the people are; just as uneducated, just as dumb, just as selfish.

Stupid, Selfish, Thinking, Say, Congress, Tempered

Like apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one, the corruption of Greece would infect Iran and all to the east. It would also carry infection to Africa through Asia Minor and Egypt, and to Europe through Italy and France, already threatened by the strongest domestic Communist parties in Western Europe. The Soviet Union was playing one of the greatest gambles in history at minimal cost. It did not need to will all the possibilities. Even one or two offered immense gains. We and we alone were in a position to break up the play.

Europe, Gambles, Party, Play, Position, War

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