| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
| NUMBER: | 406 |
| AUTHOR: | Dean Acheson, US Secretary of State |
| QUOTATION: | Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Quoted by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas The Wise Men Simon & Schuster 86 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Politics & Government: Officials & Other Personages |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. Copyright © 1988 by James B. Simpson. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||||
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