Dean Rusk quotes:
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Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third of the world is asleep at any given time and the other two-thirds is up to something.
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While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.
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When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.
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Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.
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Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state
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Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.
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Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive.
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The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks
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One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.
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Physicists and astronomers see their own implications in the world being round, but to me it means that only one-third of the world is asleep at any given time and the other two-thirds is up to something
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The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.
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One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.
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Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.
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The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.
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The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.
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We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.
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One of the best ways to persuade others is by listening to them.
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The pace of events is moving so fast that unless we can find some way to keep our sights on tomorrow, we cannot expect to be in touch with today.
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The best way to persuade is with your ears.
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If you don't pay attention to the periphery, the periphery changes and the first thing you know the periphery is the center.