Quotes from David Dean Rusk

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

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.

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

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