Quote by Abba Eban
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they ha

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. – Abba Eban

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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

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Peace
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Abba Eban
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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. – Abba Eban

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Politics
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All that a pacifist can undertake — but it is a very great deal — is to refuse to kill, injure or otherwise cause suffering to another human creature, and untiringly to order his life by the rule of love though others may be captured by hate. – Vera Brittain

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