History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. – Abba Eban
I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender. – Abba Eban
It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. – Abba Eban
Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. – Abba Eban
When we look on the characters of man and woman, we cannot but perceive that neither is perfect by itself, but that each needs the other for its perfection…. Hence the one must be softened by tender emotions, and the other strengthened by firmness. – Frederick A. Rauch, Psychology; or, A View of the Human Soul: Including Anthropo