We attacked selected military targets of the P.L.O. Around, civilians were hurt, I don't want to deny it. Very regrettable, very regrettable. We regret it deeply. -Menachem Begin

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We don't need legitimacy. We exist. Therefore we are legitimate. -Menachem Begin

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Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth. -Menachem Begin

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No one will frighten the large and free Jewish community of the United States. -Menachem Begin

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There must be some security arrangement in the south of Lebanon so northern Israel is not threatened anymore. -Menachem Begin

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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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The framework for peace signed by Egypt and Israel is almost a peace treaty. We solved the problem for the peace treaty 98%. -Menachem Begin

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Operation Peace for Galilee is not a military operation resulting from the lack of an alternative. -Menachem Begin

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UNIFIL was a complete disappointment. But a kind of multinational force. -Menachem Begin

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You annex foreign land, not your own country. -Menachem Begin

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