We were not unmindful of the difficulties involved. So we decided to go through a process of self-purification.

I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.

What you get with violence can be maintained only with violence

The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has the right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world.

Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it.

The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human and, therefore, brothers.

One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.