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

— Golda Meir

#always #arabs #had #our #said

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. ↗

— Golda Meir

#aboard #flying #like #nothing #old

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. ↗

— Golda Meir

#average man #blame #blames #doubt #his

Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here. ↗

— Golda Meir

#being #country #get #here #him

There's no difference between one's killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It's exactly the same thing, or even worse. ↗

— Golda Meir

#decisions #difference #even #even worse #exactly

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome. ↗

— Golda Meir

#felt #honestly #i #i can #never

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. ↗

— Golda Meir

#before #fit #hesitate #his #into

Being seventy is not a sin. ↗

— Golda Meir

#being #seventy #sin

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

— Golda Meir

#ideals #most #realistic #regime #soviet

Whether women are better than men I cannot say - but I can say they are certainly no worse. ↗

— Golda Meir

#better #cannot #certainly #i #i can