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> [Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves ... politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they inhabit it, whereas we want to come here and settle down, and in their view we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/let-us-not-ignore-the-truth-among-ourselves-politically-we-are-the/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

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> [When we say that the Arabs are the aggressors and we defend ourselves — this is only half the truth. As regards our security and life we defend ourselves and our moral and physical position is not bad. We can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/when-we-say-that-the-arabs-are-the-aggressors-and-we-defend-ourselves-2/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

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## More by David Ben-Gurion

> [Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/why-should-the-arabs-make-peace-if-i-was-an-arab-leader-i-would-never/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [The assets of the Jewish National Home must be created exclusively through our own work, for only the product of the Hebrew labor can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-assets-of-the-jewish-national-home-must-be-created-exclusively/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/thought-is-a-strenuous-art-few-practice-it-and-then-only-at-rare-times/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [In the land of Israel was born the Jewish nation. There came an order to kill the religious and social spirit of the people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/in-the-land-of-israel-was-born-the-jewish-nation-there-came-an-order/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-must-assist-the-british-in-the-war-as-if-there-were-no-white-paper/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel, as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-regard-it-as-our-duty-to-declare-that-jewish-jerusalem-is-an/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/you-must-talk-to-us-as-equals-or-not-talk-to-us-at-all/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [The present map of Palestine was drawn by the British mandate. The Jewish people have another map which our youth and adults should strive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-present-map-of-palestine-was-drawn-by-the-british-mandate-the/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [The past is our very being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/the-past-is-our-very-being/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves ... politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/let-us-not-ignore-the-truth-among-ourselves-politically-we-are-the/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [We don't consider manual work as a curse, or a bitter necessity, not even as a means of making a living. We consider it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-don-t-consider-manual-work-as-a-curse-or-a-bitter-necessity-not/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-have-preserved-the-book-and-the-book-has-preserved-us/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [We consider that the United Nations' ideal is a Jewish ideal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/we-consider-that-the-united-nations-ideal-is-a-jewish-ideal/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [If I knew that it was possible to save all the children of Germany by transporting them to England, and only half by transferring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/if-i-knew-that-it-was-possible-to-save-all-the-children-of-germany-by/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

> [Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/courage-is-a-special-kind-of-knowledge-the-knowledge-of-how-to-fear/)

[David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/)

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