A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
GOLDA MEIRWe 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.
More Golda Meir Quotes
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Women’s liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It’s men who are discriminated against. They can’t bear children. And no one is likely to do anything about that.
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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 say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.
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The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.
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It is not a sin to be seventy but it is also no joke.
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You can’t improve on saying nothing.
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We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.
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As President Nixon says, presidents can do almost anything, and President Nixon has done many things that nobody would have thought of doing.
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It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don’t want victories anymore.
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I’m a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.
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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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Don’t be humble… you’re not that great.
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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 is no such thing as a Palestinian people… It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn’t exist.
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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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