Dean Acheson Quotes
Sometimes it is necessary to make things clearer than the truth.
Dean Acheson, 1893-1971, U.S. Secretary of State (Democrat), Phrase used to justify politicians’ lying and exaggerating in their communication with the public, Quoted in Newsweek, June 2, 1997
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Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Marshall Plan and was a key player in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
