One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
ABBA EBAN- One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
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One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
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One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
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Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
ABBA EBANTragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.
ABBA EBANConsensus 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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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.
ABBA EBANIt [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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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
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Israel is not an aviary.
ABBA EBANIsrael is not an aviary.
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A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.
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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.
ABBA EBANPlaying 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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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.
ABBA EBANNobody 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.
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You can’t achieve anything without getting in someone’s way. You can’t be detached and effective.
ABBA EBANYou can’t achieve anything without getting in someone’s way. You can’t be detached and effective.
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Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man’s initiative.
ABBA EBANSalvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man’s initiative.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
ABBA EBANA statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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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.
ABBA EBANThe 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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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]
ABBA EBANScience 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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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.
ABBA EBANIf 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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