Quotes by John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

American diplomat

Lived from: 1888 - 1959

Category: Politics

Born: 25 february 1888 Died: 24 may 1959

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  • Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.
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  • Once, many, many years ago, I thought I made a wrong decision. Of course, it turned out that I had been right all along. But I was wrong to have thought that I was wrong.
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  • Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression.
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  • The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost.
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  • The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.
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  • The United Nations was not set up to be a reformatory. It was assumed that you would be good before you got in and not that being in would make you good.
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What are the most famous quotes from John Foster Dulles?

The two most famous quotes from John Foster Dulles are:

  • "Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence."
  • "Once, many, many years ago, I thought I made a wrong decision. Of course, it turned out that I had been right all along. But I was wrong to have thought that I was wrong."

When did John Foster Dulles live?

John Foster Dulles was born in 1888 and died in the year 1959.