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

Quote by Dean Acheson

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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.

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.

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.

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

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...

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,...

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.

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 will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I...

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I...

The future comes one day at a time.

The future comes one day at a time.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...