Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. The neighboring states do not deserve an inch of Israel's land. . . . We are ready for exchange for peace.
David Ben-GurionThe State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.
David Ben-GurionWe must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if there were no war.
David Ben-GurionSince I invoke Torah so often, let me state that I don't personally believe in the God it postulates ... I am not religious, nor were the majority of the early builders of Israel believers. Yet their passion for this land stemmed from the Book of Books ... [The Bible is] the single most important book in my life.
David Ben-Gurion