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Abba Eban Quotes

Abba Eban quotes

Israeli Diplomat February 2, 1915 – November 17, 2002

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Abba Eban quote: "Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today..."
Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow. Abba Eban
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
Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the..."
Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe..."
Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean..."
It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say. Abba Eban
If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "His ignorance is encyclopedic."
His ignorance is encyclopedic. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively..."
A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way."
You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. Abba Eban
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement. Abba Eban
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all. Abba Eban
The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. Abba Eban
Abba Eban quote: "Better to be disliked than pitied."
Better to be disliked than pitied. Abba Eban

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