Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.

I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel.

The most peaceful thing in the world is plowing a field. Chances are you’ll do your best thinking that way.

Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

The successful man has enthusiasm. Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed for forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart.

I don't want this office, this responsibility, any longer, even if you want me. Find the strongest and most able and God bless you. Good-bye.

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.