In peace, the Middle East, the ancient cradle of civilization, will become invigorated and transformed. Throughout its lands there will be freedom of movement of people, of ideas, of goods. -Menachem Begin

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A generation which ignores history has no past -- and no future.

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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. – Charles M. Schulz

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After 1957, Israel had to wait 10 full years for its flag to fly again over that liberated portion of the homeland. -Menachem Begin

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I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.

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Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something.- Pancho Villa

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The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds.

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You want me to become a leaker? I'm not. I do not leak any news from the Cabinet sessions. -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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In every generation there has to be some fool who will speak the truth as he sees it.

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