Abba Eban Quotes

Abba Eban was an Israeli diplomat, statesman, and scholar. He served as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations and as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Eban played a key role in shaping Israel's foreign policy and advocating for its interests on the global stage. His eloquence and diplomatic skills made him a highly respected figure in international relations.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say coll... -Abba Eban

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.

You can't achieve anything without getting in some... -Abba Eban

You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way.

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhau... -Abba Eban

Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.

It is our experience that political leaders do not... -Abba Eban

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.

His ignorance is encyclopedic.... -Abba Eban

His ignorance is encyclopedic.

Time and again these governments have rejected pro... -Abba Eban

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

Better to be disliked than pitied.... -Abba Eban

Better to be disliked than pitied.

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do... -Abba Eban

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

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.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

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