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Most liberal democracies don't try to figure out what the truth is.
My goal is always to keep support for Israel a bi-partisan issue and never make a national election any kind of referendum on Israel.
No country in the history of the world has ever contributed more to humankind and accomplished more for its people in so brief a period of time as Israel has done since its relatively recent rebirth in 1948.
On television and in the movies, crimes are always solved. Nothing is left uncertain. By the end, the viewer knows whodunit. In real life, on the other hand, many murders remain unsolved, and even some that are 'solved' to the satisfaction of the police and prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to result in a conviction.
President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited.
Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.
Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Internet knows no national borders.
The Israeli military plays more than a critical role in defending the citizens of the Jewish state. It also plays an important social, scientific and psychological role in preparing its young citizens for the challenging task of being Israelis in a difficult world.
The law is agnostic about truth.
The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told.
The pervasiveness of guns in our society is destroying America.
The sad reality is that there are no purely domestic issues in Israel. Issues that would be dealt with by municipalities in other countries - such as how to deal with a dangerous bridge or how to resolve conflicts between religious and secular bus riders - become major international issues when they occur in Israel.
The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college.
The struggle for morality never stays won. It's always in process.
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.
The vast majority of gun owners don't kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns.
The worst mistake you can make is underrating your enemy. Assuming that they're evil - I think it's a terrible thing to do.
There are many levels of truth.
There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish between the two.
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