Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

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I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective...

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective...

The future comes one day at a time.

The future comes one day at a time.

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's...

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures...

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present,...

If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present,...

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by...

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by...

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

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

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by...

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by...

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

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

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective...

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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