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# Cyrus Vance

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Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 57th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Johnson administration. During the Kennedy ad

##  Quotes by Cyrus Vance

> [In short, the time has come for us as American and Iranian citizens to apply our mutual energy, intellect, and goodwill toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-vance/in-short-the-time-has-come-for-us-as-american-and-iranian-citizens-to/)

[Cyrus Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-vance/)

[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c1/cyrus-vance-82825_american_in-short-the-time-has-come-for-us-as-ame_146847.jpg)

> [You have to listen to adversaries and keep looking for that point beyond which it's against their interests to keep on disagreeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-vance/you-have-to-listen-to-adversaries-and-keep-looking-for-that-point/)

[Cyrus Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-vance/)

[Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/)

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> [My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus-vance/my-proposal-to-re-establish-diplomatic-relations-not-necessarily/)

[Cyrus Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus-vance/)

[Approach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/cyrus-vance-82825_approach_my-proposal-to-re-establish-diplomatic-r_1750050.jpg)

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