Abba Eban Quotes & Sayings
15 most famous Abba Eban quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a South African diplomat who passed away on 17 November, 2002.
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.”
“One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.”
“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.”
“Better to be disliked than pitied.”
“Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.”
“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.”
“A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.”
“You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way.”
“His ignorance is encyclopedic.”
“Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.”
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