A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.

- John Foster Dulles

Somehow we find it hard to sell our values, namely that the rich should plunder the poor.

- John Foster Dulles

A peaceful world is a world in which differences are tolerated, and are not eliminated by violence.

- John Foster Dulles

Local defense will always be important. But there is no local defense which alone will contain the mighty land power of the Communist world. Local de…

- John Foster Dulles

Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.

- John Foster Dulles

The United States of America does not have friends; it has interests.

- John Foster Dulles

I hope the day will never come when the American nation will be the champion of the status quo. Once that happens, we shall have forfeited, and right…

- John Foster Dulles

The Soviets sought not a place in the sun, but the sun itself. Their objective was the world. They would not tolerate compromise on goals, only on ta…

- John Foster Dulles

I am aware how almost impossible it is in this country to carry out a foreign policy not approved by the Jews.

- John Foster Dulles