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We hate war. We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown, and when strawberries bloom in Israel.

— Golda Meir As Good as Golda : The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister (1970)

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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.

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