16+ Moshe Sharett Quotes On Peace, Education

Moshe Sharett was an Israeli politician and the second Prime Minister of Israel, serving for a little over two years between 1953 and 1955. He was a member of Mapai, the predecessor to the modern-day Israeli Labor Party, and was known for his conciliatory approach to foreign relations. Sharett was a key figure in the establishment of the State of Israel and was instrumental in the country's early diplomatic efforts. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Moshe Sharett on peace, education, life.

We are very anxious to bring the Jews of Morocco over and we are doing all we can to achieve this. But we cannot count on the Jews of Morocco alone to build the country, because they have not been educated for this. — Moshe Sharett

A reprisal of this magnitude... has never been carried out before. I paced back and forth in my room perplexed and completely depressed, feeling helpless. — Moshe Sharett

Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time. — Moshe Sharett

Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber. — Moshe Sharett

I have learned that the state of Israel cannot be ruled in our generation without deceit and adventurism. — Moshe Sharett

Fear is the main factor in Arab politics... There is no Arab who is not harmed by Jews' entry into Palestine. — Moshe Sharett

By the reduction of the Arabs on the one hand and Jewish immigration in the transition period on the other, we will ensure an absolute Hebrew majority in a parliamentary regime. — Moshe Sharett

Once the return tide starts, it will be impossible to stem it, and it will prove our undoing. — Moshe Sharett

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance. — Moshe Sharett

The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth. — Moshe Sharett

When the Jewish state is established - it is very possible that the result will be transfer of Arabs. — Moshe Sharett

An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?. — Moshe Sharett

We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face. — Moshe Sharett

I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times. — Moshe Sharett

Arabs respect only the language of force. — Moshe Sharett

The opportunities which the present position open up for a lasting and radical solution of the most vexing problem of the Jewish state are so far-reaching as to take one's breath away. — Moshe Sharett

Life Lessons by Moshe Sharett

1. Moshe Sharett taught the importance of diplomacy and peaceful negotiation in resolving conflict, advocating for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
2. He also championed the importance of international cooperation and collaboration to build bridges between different cultures and nations.
3. He demonstrated the power of dialogue and compromise to achieve peace and understanding, and the need to respect the rights and dignity of all people.