Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
Dean Acheson

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
Dean Acheson

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
Dean Acheson

The future comes one day at a time.
Dean Acheson

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.
Dean Acheson

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

We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation.
Dean Acheson

No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.
Dean Acheson