Israel itself is the strongest guarantee against another Holocaust.
GOLDA MEIREvery civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.
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There is only one thing I hope to see before I die, and that is that my people should not need expressions of sympathy anymore.
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To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.
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Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.
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The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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How can I explain the difference to me between America and Russia? the America I’ve known is a place where men on horseback escort union marchers, the Russia I’ve known is a place where men on horseback slaughter young Socialists and Jews.
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We can forgive you for killing our children, but we can never forgive you for making us kill your children.
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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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The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world – no ideals.
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The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.
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The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.
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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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This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.
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There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.
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Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either.
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