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> [When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/when-a-jew-in-america-or-in-south-africa-talks-to-his-jewish/)

[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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