A Consensus Means That Everyone

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.

Nobody Does Israel Any Service By Proclaiming Its 'right To Exist.' Israel's Right To Exist, Like That Of The United States, Saudi Arabia And 152 Other States, Is Axiomatic And Unreserved. Israel's Legitimacy Is Not Suspended In Midair Awaiting Acknowledgement.... There Is Certainly No Other State, Big Or Small, Young Or Old, That Would Consider Mere Recognition Of Its 'right To Exist' A Favor, Or A Negotiable Concession.

Human Beings Act Intelligently Only After They Have Exhausted The Alternatives

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.