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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
— Abba Eban
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Abba Eban
politician, diplomat, writer, historian
1915 – 2002
Abba Solomon Meir Eban was a South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.
All Quotes by Abba Eban
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
— Abba Eban
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
— Abba Eban
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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.
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The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
— Abba Eban
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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.
— Abba Eban
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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.
— Abba Eban