"No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time. " ~~ Henry A. Kissinger
"The test of democracy is freedom to criticize." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. " ~~ Albert Einstein
"Evil does not prevail until it is given power." ~~ Rabbi El’azar in The Zohar
"Without moral and intellectual independence, there can be no national independence." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"No leader should be set over the community without first consulting it. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives." ~~ Abba Evan
"There are times when an individual feels he should do those things which only can and should be done by the many. There is room for only one Prime Minister, but for those who make the desert bloom there is room for hundreds, thousands and even millions. " ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"In crises the most daring course is often safest. " ~~ Henry A. Kissinger
"A man who is not a scholar by temperament should devote his time to public affairs." ~~ Midrash, Leviticus R. 25
"There is no proxy in transgression. [The sinner cannot shift the blame to his employer.]" ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma
"A politician is someone who will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it." ~~ Oscar Levant
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