It is only in Hebrew that you feel the full meaning of it -- all the associations which a different word has. David Ben-Gurion More Quotes by David Ben-Gurion More Quotes From David Ben-Gurion The trebling of the population in this small and impoverished country, flowing with milk and honey but not with sufficient water, rich in rocks and sand dunes but poor in natural resources and vital raw materials, has been no easy task: Indeed, practical men, with their eyes fixed upon things as they are, regarded it as an empty and insubstantial utopian dream. David Ben-Gurion eyedreamcountry Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. The neighboring states do not deserve an inch of Israel's land. . . . We are ready for exchange for peace. David Ben-Gurion israellandpeace The most dangerous enemy to Israel's security is the intellectual inertia of those who are responsible for security. David Ben-Gurion israelintellectualenemy It's not a matter of maintaining the status quo. We have to create a dynamic state, oriented towards expansion. David Ben-Gurion maintaining-the-status-quoexpansionisrael We offer peace and neighborliness to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Hebrew nation for the common good of all. David Ben-Gurion independentisraelcommon Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. David Ben-Gurion anchorsfreedomintellectual When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel. David Ben-Gurion governmentisraelmean In the land of Israel was born the Jewish nation. There came an order to kill the religious and social spirit of the people. . . . And after the nation turned back to its land with strength, it protected it steadfastly. . . . David Ben-Gurion landreligiousorder In the midst of wanton aggression, we still call upon the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel to return to the ways of peace and play their part in the development of the State, with full and equal citizenship and due representation in its bodies and institutions - provisional or permanent. David Ben-Gurion developmentisraelplay Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. David Ben-Gurion changewritingbelieve The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud, Robert Oppenheimer and others - were natives of Europe and America. David Ben-Gurion europe-and-americagenerationslasts The assets of the Jewish National Home must be created exclusively through our own work, for only the product of the Hebrew labor can serve as the national estate. David Ben-Gurion hebrewassetshome The test of democracy is freedom of criticism. David Ben-Gurion democracyfreedomcriticism The past is our very being. David Ben-Gurion past Not the absorption capacity of the land, but the creative ability of a people, is the true yardstick with which we can measure the immigration potentialities of the land. David Ben-Gurion landcreativepeople To be realistic, you have to believe in miracles. David Ben-Gurion miracleinspirationalbelieve Which are you first, a Jew or an American? A Jew. David Ben-Gurion jewfirsts From Jewish terrorism against Arabs it is a short step to Jewish terrorism against Jews. David Ben-Gurion jewterrorismsteps We don't consider manual work as a curse, or a bitter necessity, not even as a means of making a living. We consider it as a high human function, as the basis of human life, the most dignified thing in the life of the human being, and which ought to be free, creative. Men ought to be proud of it. David Ben-Gurion creativemenmean The law is whatever people determine it to be. David Ben-Gurion determinelawpeople
