I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times.

An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?.

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

Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time.

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

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.

Once the return tide starts, it will be impossible to stem it, and it will prove our undoing.