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.

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.

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