Dean Acheson Quote

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.


in The Observer, June 21, 1970


The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. This is not always easy to achieve.