Dean Rusk Quotes

The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.

The pace of events is moving so fast that unless we can find some way to keep our sights on tomorrow, we cannot expect to be in touch with today.

The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks.

The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.

We're eyeball to eyeball ... and I think the other fellow just blinked.

We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.

Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.

While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.

Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.

Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.

The best way to persuade is with your ears.

If you don't pay attention to the periphery, the periphery changes and the first thing you know the periphery is the center.

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.

We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks.