We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze all costs, no matter what the inflation is.

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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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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,...

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...

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...