John Foster Dulles



John Foster Dulles (February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959. He was a significant figure in the early Cold War era, advocating an aggressive stance against communism around the world.

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 * We have reconfirmed the unity and firmness of our position, the position expressed in the Joint Communique of the four powers at Paris on December 14th. We do not accept any substitution of East Germans for the Soviet Union in its responsibilities toward Berlin and its obligations to us. We are resolved that our position in, and access to, West Berlin shall be preserved.
 * Quoted in "1959 Year In Review: Death of John Foster Dulles," UPI.com (1959).
 * The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art.
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 * Neutrality has increasingly become obsolete and, except under very exceptional circumstances, it is an immoral and shortsighted conception.

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 * We just heard from the Minister of Honduras. Let us recall that United Fruit Company essentially ran his country for a long time. United Fruit’s attorney was US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, and his brother Allen Dulles was the head of the CIA. On behalf of United Fruit Company, the two Dulles Brothers conspired to overthrow President Jacobo Árbenz of Guatemala, next door to Honduras, in order to stop the land reforms that Árbenz was trying to implement.   So, yes, we have a global food system, but we need a different system.
 * Jeffrey Sachs' speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-summit, Speech transcript (October 2021)