Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Dean Acheson quotes

Between 9 and 10 AM the American radio is concerned almost exclusively with love. It seems a little like ending breakfast with a stiff bourbon.
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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.
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A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.
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Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
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Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.
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Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.
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I have a curious and apprehensive feeling as I watch JFK that he is sort of an Indian snake charmer.
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Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
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The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
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The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.
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The future comes one day at a time.
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The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.
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The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.
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The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.
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The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.
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