[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.

Great Britain has lost an Empire and not yet found a role. The attempt to playa separate power rolethat is, a role apart from Europe, based on a special relationship with the United States, on being the head of the Commonwealthis about to be played out. Her Majesty's Government is now attempting, wisely in my opinion, to re-enter Europe.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

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

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

You 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.

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.