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

Quote by David Ben Gurion

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

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

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... 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...

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.

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...

Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come...

Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is...

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What...

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The...

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The...

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...