A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

Quote by Abba Eban

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other...

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other...

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what...

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

Better to be disliked than pitied.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove...

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove...

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties...

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let...

Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let...

His ignorance is encyclopedic

His ignorance is encyclopedic

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove...

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove...

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had...

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had...

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today, and longed for them tomorrow

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today, and longed for them tomorrow

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would...

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would...

Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is...

Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is...

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are...

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are...