He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.

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I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time,...

I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time,...

They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under...

They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under...

I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but...

I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but...

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials,...

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials,...

What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and...

What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and...

When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look...

When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look...

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main...

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main...

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became...

Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became...

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her,...

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her,...

Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one...

Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one...

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the...

If I tax them, in fact, I'm not taxing the capitalists, I am taxing the...

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her,...

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her,...

That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I...

That was my first lesson from Ben-Gurion. Then I saw him making peace, and I...

Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head...

Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head...

There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years...

There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years...

We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked...

We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked...

He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He...

He was the editor of our paper. He created the publishing house in Hebrew. He...