"Independence is never given to a people, it has to be earned; and, once earned, must be defended." ~~ Chaim Weizmann
"Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole." ~~ Spinoza
"To look for absolute justice among politicians, that is charming simplicity!" ~~ Theodor Herzl
"It is not the compass that steers the ship to its landfall, but the skipper who pilots it as his knowledge and experience tell him." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky
"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1
"Happy the generation where the big listen to the little!" ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana
"The test of democracy is freedom to criticize." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"The past lays a railroad track for the future." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky
"And there was famine in the land—why so? Because Israel and their judges did not judge truly. " ~~ Tanchuma
"The State binds and compels, religion teaches and persuades; the State gives laws, religion gives commandments." ~~ Moshe Mendelssohn
"Make not the stranger king over you!" ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. " ~~ Golda Meir