Abba Eban Quotes, Israel Quotes, Algeria Quotes

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

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Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives

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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.

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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

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Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

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I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

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It [idolatry] nourishes mans ambition to domineer over his fellow man. Idolatry, therefore, is the source of all social and moral evil in the world.

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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

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A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.

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Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

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Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.

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Better to be disliked than pitied.

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Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli scientific research program]

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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

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Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

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Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.

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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.

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You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.

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