Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. David Ben-Gurion More Quotes by David Ben-Gurion More Quotes From David Ben-Gurion We will make a great and awful mistake if we fail to settle Hebron, neighbor and predecessor of Jerusalem, with a large Jewish settlement, constantly growing and expanding, very soon. This will also be a blessing to the Arab neighbors. Hebron is worthy to be Jerusalem's sister. David Ben-Gurion growingblessingmistake We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if there were no war. David Ben-Gurion holocaustwhitewar We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return David Ben-Gurion palestinian-refugeesreturnisrael The old will die and the young will forget. David Ben-Gurion palestinianyoungforget Under no circumstances must we touch land belonging to fellahs or worked by them. Only if a fellah leaves his place of settlement, should we offer to buy his land, at an appropriate price. David Ben-Gurion landshouldcircumstances You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all. David Ben-Gurion It is only in Hebrew that you feel the full meaning of it -- all the associations which a different word has. David Ben-Gurion hebrewdifferentassociation After eighty, there are no enemies, only survivors. David Ben-Gurion survivorsurvivalenemy Those who today murdered our people in an ambush not only plotted to murder some Jews but intended to provoke us... The Arabs stand to gain from such a development. They want the country to be in a state of perpetual pogrom.... Any further bloodshed [by the Jews] will only bring political advantage to the Arabs and harm us... Our strength is in the defense... and this strength will give us political victory if England and the world will know that we are defending ourselves rather than attacking. David Ben-Gurion israelcountrypeople We do not recognize the right of the Palestinian Arabs to rule the country, since Palestine is still undeveloped and awaits its builders. David Ben-Gurion palestinepalestiniancountry Courage is a special kind of knowledge the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared. David Ben-Gurion I am not in a hurry, I can wait ten years. We are under no pressure whatsoever. David Ben-Gurion In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. David Ben-Gurion There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage. David Ben-Gurion We, as Muslims, should be visiting Al-Quds more often. David Ben-Gurion top-news Both in terms of our religion and historical responsibility, Al-Quds and the fight of our Palestinian brothers for rights and justice is of great importance to us. We will keep making efforts for Al-Quds to turn into a city of peace. David Ben-Gurion top-news Here is the only solution: the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of 1967. David Ben-Gurion top-news Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist. David Ben-Gurion miracleswhorealisthopebelieve Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world - the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism. David Ben-Gurion newfightpeopleworld There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them will come here, but I expect several million, and with natural increase I can quite imagine a Jewish state of ten million. David Ben-Gurion saywilli-canworld
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