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In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Believe Israel Miracles Must Order Realist You

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Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Anchor Independence Intellectual Moral National Without

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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

Topics: Courage Fear Feared How Kind Knowledge Ought Special

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If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Another Done Expert Get Says

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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

Topics: America Built Come Country Everywhere Faith France Jews More Ours Passport People Russia Territory Than Will

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Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Art Few Only Practice Rare Strenuous Then Thought Times

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Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Anyone Believe Miracles Realist Who

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Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.

~David Ben-Gurion

Topics: Anyone Believes Change His History Memoirs Never Tried Who Write You

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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

Topics: America Einstein Europe Few Freud Generations Great Jewish Last Natives Others Philosophers Robert Scientists Were

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Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.

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Topics: Courage Fear Feared How Knowledge Ought

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Statesman

Born: October 16th, 1896

Died: December 1st, 1973

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