| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 18 |
| AUTHOR: | David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel |
| QUOTATION: | Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen…. Their faith is their passport. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Recalled by Shimon Peres on 100th anniversary of Ben Gurion’s birth, NY Times 5 Oct 86 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Politics & Government: Heads of State |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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