History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once … - Abba Eban

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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

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Abba Eban (February 2, 1915 – November 16, 2002), born Aubrey Solomon Eban, was an Israeli diplomat, politician and author. He was born in South Africa and educated in England.

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Native Name: אבא אבן

Alternative Names: Aba Eban • Abba Even • Abba Eben • Aubrey Solomon Meir • Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban • Aubrey Eban • Abba Solomon Meir Eban

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Napoleon Winston Churchill Benjamin Disraeli Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"History teaches us
that men and nations
only behave wisely
once they have exhausted
all other alternatives." —

If Algeria introduced a resolution that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

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.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. - Abba Eban

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