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The best way to persuade is with your ears.

Dean Rusk

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Dean Rusk
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 9
Died: 1994
Died: December 20
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Lawyer
Politician
University Teacher
Cherokee County
Georgia
David Dean Rusk
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Ears
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Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.
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We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.
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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.
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While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.
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The fidelity of the United States to security treaties is not just an empty matter. It is a pillar of peace in the world.
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The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.
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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.
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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.
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Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state
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