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Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.

From Menachem Begin

I come to Jerusalem. There, the sky is blue and memory becomes clear.

From Menachem Begin

We don't need legitimacy. We exist. Therefore we are legitimate.

From Menachem Begin

My colleagues and I have gone in the footsteps of our predecessors since the very first day we were called by our people to care for their future. We went any place, we looked for any avenue, we made any effort to bring about negotiations between Israel and its neighbors, negotiations without which peace remains an abstract desire.

From Menachem Begin

He who threatens us will find us deaf to his threats. We are willing to listen only to rational arguments.

From Menachem Begin

The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war.

From Menachem Begin

The Palestinian Arabs will have their autonomy, we will have our security. We shall live together.

From Menachem Begin

We do not covet one inch of Lebanese territory, and the basis for the peace treaty between our two countries will be the international border, which exists now, between Rosh Haniqra and Ras en Naqura.

From Menachem Begin

You want me to become a leaker? I'm not. I do not leak any news from the Cabinet sessions.

From Menachem Begin

In peace, the Middle East, the ancient cradle of civilization, will become invigorated and transformed. Throughout its lands there will be freedom of movement of people, of ideas, of goods.

From Menachem Begin

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