I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.
GOLDA MEIRThere’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Israel itself is the strongest guarantee against another Holocaust.
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The only way to eliminate war is to love our children more than we hate our enemies.
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Don’t become cynical. Don’t give up hope. Don’t believe that everything is judged only by expediency. There is idealism in this world. There is human brotherhood.
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You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.
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At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
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We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.
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Those that perished in Hitler’s gas chambers were the last Jews to die without standing up to defend themselves.
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The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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Being seventy is not a sin. It’s not a joy, either.
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Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.
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We only want that which is given naturally to all peoples of the world, to be masters of our own fate, not of others, and in cooperation and friendship with others.
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The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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It’s no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do?.. Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either.
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We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
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Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them.
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