The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth.

By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and Jewish immigration in the transition period on the other, we will ensure an absolute Hebrew majority in a parliamentary regime.

A reprisal of this magnitude... has never been carried out before. I paced back and forth in my room perplexed and completely depressed, feeling helpless.

Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber.

I have learned that the state of Israel cannot be ruled in our generation without deceit and adventurism.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine.