It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.

Quote by Yitzhak Rabin

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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

The world is no longer against us.

The world is no longer against us.

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region...

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development...

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong,...

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world...

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world...

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do...

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister...

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able...

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global...

Give peace a chance.

Give peace a chance.

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over...

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over...

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the...