It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

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.

Better to be disliked than pitied.

Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.

Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.