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Abba Eban Quotes

1915–2002 Israel

Abba Eban (February 2, 1915 – November 16, 2002), born Aubrey Solomon Eban, was an Israeli diplomat, politician and author. He was born in South Africa and educated in England.

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Also known as: Abba Ebben, Eban, Abba

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

The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abba Eban (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.