8 Quotes & Sayings By Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan was born in Palestine on 23 November 1920. He was one of the three heroes of the Six Day War, known as the "Miracle on the Bar-Lev Line." Dayan was twice Minister of Defense, and became a senior military advisor to four governments. A decorated war hero, he saw action in both World War II and the Six Day War. As a politician, he served as Minister of Finance under Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister under Golda Meir, Vice President under Eshkol, and finally Foreign Minister under Sadat.

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If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Moshe Dayan
2
It is not in our hands to prevent the murder of workers… and families… but it is in our hands to fix a high price for our blood, so high that the Arab community and the Arab military forces will not be willing to pay it. Moshe Dayan
3
I have the strength to endure it all. Moshe Dayan
4
Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the advice. Moshe Dayan
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If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. Moshe Dayan
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I have traveled a long road from the battlefield to the peace table. Moshe Dayan
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Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. Moshe Dayan