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> [“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/history-teaches-us-that-men-and-nations-only-behave-wisely-once-they/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

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## More by Abba Eban

> [His ignorance is encyclopedic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/his-ignorance-is-encyclopedic/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/a-nation-writes-its-history-in-the-image-of-its-ideal/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/palestinians-never-miss-an-opportunity-to-miss-an-opportunity/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/history-teaches-us-that-men-and-nations-only-behave-wisely-once-they/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/time-and-again-these-governments-have-rejected-proposals-today-and/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/playing-the-game-i-have-learned-the-meaning-of-humility-it-has-given/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [“If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/if-algeria-introduced-a-resolution-that-the-earth-was-flat-and-that/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/science-is-not-a-sacred-cow-science-is-a-horse-don-t-worship-it-feed/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/tragedy-is-the-difference-between-what-is-and-what-could-have-been/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/human-beings-act-intelligently-only-after-they-have-exhausted-the/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/consensus-is-what-many-people-say-in-chorus-but-do-not-believe-as/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/you-can-t-achieve-anything-without-getting-in-someone-s-way-you-can-t/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/lest-arab-governments-be-tempted-out-of-sheer-routine-to-rush-into/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/tragedy-is-not-what-men-suffer-but-what-they-miss/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

> [A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/a-consensus-means-that-everyone-agrees-to-say-collectively-what-no/)

[Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/)

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