Can any church help us to win a war? If you can't help us win a war, then please don't press us.
Shimon PeresIsrael is a start-up nation, and I think it can be done in other places. I will do it outside the government. I don't need the government.
Shimon PeresLater on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head of the navy - all things that I hardly knew anything about. I was basically an ignorant young man.
Shimon PeresFor many years the stakes were clear. There were the Arabs attacking us and us defending ourselves, so basically there were no real problems [between the United States and Israel]. Now there are many small cells, and each of them can destroy on their own. Some can arrive at New York and kill thousands of people.
Shimon PeresI don't think for example that the Indians look at [what is right and what is wrong] that way [the Palestinians do]. There are a billion, 200 million people in that part of the world. Why? They suffer from terror. People that do not suffer from it don't understand what I'm talking about, you know?
Shimon Peres