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David Ben-Gurion quotes

Israeli Statesman October 16, 1896 – December 1, 1973

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David Ben-Gurion quote: "Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried..."
Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. David Ben-Gurion
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
David Ben-Gurion quote: "Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at..."
Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. David Ben-Gurion
Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message was cut off in the middle. In time there will be millions of us - becoming stronger and stronger - and we will complete the message. David Ben-Gurion
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
David Ben-Gurion quote: "Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be..."
Courage is... 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
Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport. David Ben-Gurion
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
David Ben-Gurion quote: "Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist."
Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist. David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion quote: "In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles."
In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion quote: "Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no..."
Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion quote: "If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert."
If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. David Ben-Gurion

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