Abba Eban Abba Eban was an Israeli diplomat and politician.Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Eban moved to England at an early age. He was educated at St Olave's Grammar School, Southwark before studying Classics and Oriental languages at Queens' College, more..more..

“ Abba Eban: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. #Peace#Peace

“ Abba Eban:When all else fails, men turn to reason. #Failure#Failure

“ Abba Eban:People in our country and in many countries ask: what is the use of a United Nations presence if it is in effect an umbrella which is taken away as soon as it begins to rain? #Kindness #Kindness

“ Abba Eban:The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. #Opportunity#Opportunity

“ Abba Eban:When I was first here, we had the advantages of the underdog. Now we have the disadvantages of the overdog. #Fights and Fighting #Fights and Fighting

“ Abba Eban:A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. #Consensus#Consensus

“ Abba Eban:".. Israel is the product of the most sustained historic tenacity which the ages recall. The state of Israel is on immutable part of the international landscape. To plan the future, without it is to build delusions on sand..." (The United Nations, 3 July 1948) #World Affairs#World Affairs

“ Abba Eban:They use the U.N. not as an instrument for solving conflicts, but an arena for waging them. #Problems#Problems

“ Abba Eban:It's not that Governments are constitutionally incapable of making the right decision, it's that they only do so as a matter of last resort. #Compassion#Compassion

“ Abba Eban: Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. #Consensus#Consensus

“ Abba Eban:His ignorance is encyclopedic #President#President

“ Abba Eban:His ignorance is encyclopedic. #President#President

“ Abba Eban: History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. #Wisdom #Wisdom

“ Abba Eban:Israel was and is breathing only with a single lung. #World Affairs #World Affairs

“ Abba Eban:When the Council discusses what is to happen after the cease-fire, we hear many formulas: back to 1956, back to I understand our neighbors would wish to turn the clock back to The fact is, however, that most clocks move forward and not backward, and this, I think, should be the case with the clock of Middle Eastern peace--not backward to belligerency, but forward to peace. #Peace#Peace

“ Abba Eban:Israel is not an aviary. #World Affairs#World Affairs

“ Abba Eban:This refugee problem has been artificially maintained for political motives. Recent years have seen great expansion of Middle East economies, but the Arab governments have so far stopped the refugees from sharing this. The vast Arab world could find home for a million refugees. Speaking to the UN in 1958 #Names#Names

“ Abba Eban:The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be. #Judaism and Jews#Judaism and Jews

“ Abba Eban:Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today-and longed for them tomorrow. #Government#Government

“ Abba Eban:He has a splendid repertoire of 500 words. Why does he insist on using only 150? #Words#Words

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