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.

Quote by David Ben Gurion

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

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

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.

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good...

There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good...

The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud,...

The great Jewish scientists and philosophers of the last few generations - Spinoza, Einstein, Freud,...

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought...

There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them...

There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how...

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how...

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

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

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to...

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to...