He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He was – I wouldnt say the guru – but really he was our teacher and a most respected man. I wrote for the paper of the youth movement. – Shimon Peres
That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I saw him making war. He mobilized me before the war. The man was a very rare combination between a real intellectual and a born leader. There is a contradiction between the two. – Shimon Peres