Dean Acheson

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

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

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

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.