Quotes by Abba Eban

Abba Eban

Abba Eban

Israeli diplomat and politician

Lived from: 1915 - 2002

Category: Politics Country: FlagIsrael

Born: 2 february 1915 Died: 17 november 2002

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  • A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
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  • A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
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  • Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.
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  • His ignorance is encyclopedic.
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  • History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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  • I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.
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  • If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.
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  • It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
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  • Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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  • Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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  • One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
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  • Playing the game I have learned the meaning of humility. It has given me an understanding of futility of the human effort.
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  • The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
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  • Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.
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  • Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.
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  • You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way.
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What are the most famous quotes from Abba Eban?

The two most famous quotes from Abba Eban are:

  • "A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually."
  • "A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement."

When did Abba Eban live?

Abba Eban was born in 1915 and died in the year 2002.