I have almost invariably found that charm is used as a substitute for intelligence in persons of both sexes. Thus, I have always been and will remain wary of it.
Dean AchesonNo people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.
Dean AchesonYou can't argue with a river, it isgoing to flow.You can dam it up?put it to useful purposes?deflect it, but you can't argue with it.
Dean AchesonWe have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.
Dean Acheson