George Ball quotes
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“Nostalgia is a seductive liar.”
-- George BallSource : Newsweek, 1971.
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“The question is no longer whether the United States should contribute to assuring Israel's survival and prosperity; that goes without saying.”
-- George Ball -
“Most Americans approach the problems of the Middle East with a pro-Israeli bias - and rightly so.”
-- George Ball -
“Yet the wonder of it all is that, while engaged in a seemingly endless struggle, the Israelis have managed to turn a desert into a garden.”
-- George Ball -
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“Not only must Americans admire Israel, there can be no doubt that we have an interest in, and special responsibility for, that valiant nation.”
-- George Ball -
“Until 1956, America treated Israel not much differently from other friendly states.”
-- George Ball
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“If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.”
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“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
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Source : "The Trouble Makers: Dissent over Foreign Policy, 1792-1939". Book by A. J. P. Taylor, "The Radical Tradition: Fox, Paine, and Cobbett", p. 14, 1957.
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