Quote by Shimon Peres
That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making pe

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

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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you dont give equal rights to women, you cant progress. – Shimon Peres

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Change
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Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances. – Shimon Peres

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Freedom
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Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war has been put squarely to the American people, they have registered for peace. – Paul Robeson

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The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned. – Dag Hammarskjold

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War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, were very unlikely to accept or recognize world peace even when we get it. – Bruce Sterling

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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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I have eyes like those of a dead pig. – Marlon Brando

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All great achievements require time. – Maya Angelou

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

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A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion. – Minna Antrim

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