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Quotes by David Dean Rusk

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

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

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

By David Dean Rusk

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

By David Dean Rusk

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

By David Dean Rusk

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

By David Dean Rusk

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