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
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. – 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
I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance – the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace. – Richard Cobden