One cannot and must not try to erase the... | Golda Meir

Past Present

One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

- Golda Meir

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Authority

Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.

- Golda Meir

Country

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

- Golda Meir

Ideals World Government

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals.

- Golda Meir

War

We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.

- Golda Meir

Fashion Freedom

Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom.

- Golda Meir

Heart

It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.

- Golda Meir

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