All David Ben-Gurion Quotes
- The trebling of the population in this small and impoverished country, flowing with milk and honey but not with sufficient water, rich in rocks and… Been
- If I was an Arab leader I would never make [peace] with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country. Arab
- No city in the world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played as great a role in the life of a nation for so long… Athens
- We do not want to create a situation like that which exists in South Africa, where the whites are the owners and rulers, and the… Africa
- Those who today murdered our people in an ambush not only plotted to murder some Jews but intended to provoke us... The Arabs stand to… Advantage
- In the midst of wanton aggression, we still call upon the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel to return to the ways of peace… Aggression
- We offer peace and neighborliness to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Hebrew nation for the… All
- We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us. Book
- We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel, as it is… Declare
- You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all. All
- It's not enough to be up to date, you have to be up to tomorrow. Date
- Let me first tell you one thing: It doesn't matter what the world says about Israel; it doesn't matter what they say about us anywhere… Anywhere
- When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel. Africa
- This life as a simple citizen and laborer has its benefits not only for the person himself but perhaps also for his country. After all,… All
- Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. Art
- Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen...… America
- Which are you first, a Jew or an American? A Jew. American
- A Jew is anyone who says he is. Anyone
- If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. Another Expert
- Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message… Becoming
- Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. Anchor
- The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud, Robert Oppenheimer and others - were natives of Europe and… America
- In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles. Believe
- Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. Anyone
- Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. Courage