Benjamin Netanyahu
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Well, I've read him, but I'll tell you what I think is bigger than Dostoevsky. Oh, no. Who's that? Not who's that, but what's that. Dan Rather came to see me with his grandson a few years ago. And he asked me, the grandson asked me, he was a student in Ivy League College, And he said, he's 18 years old, and he wants to study to enter politics.
Well, I've read him, but I'll tell you what I think is bigger than Dostoevsky. Oh, no. Who's that? Not who's that, but what's that. Dan Rather came to see me with his grandson a few years ago. And he asked me, the grandson asked me, he was a student in Ivy League College, And he said, he's 18 years old, and he wants to study to enter politics.
Well, I've read him, but I'll tell you what I think is bigger than Dostoevsky. Oh, no. Who's that? Not who's that, but what's that. Dan Rather came to see me with his grandson a few years ago. And he asked me, the grandson asked me, he was a student in Ivy League College, And he said, he's 18 years old, and he wants to study to enter politics.
And he said, what's the most important thing that I have to study to enter a political life? And I said, you have three things you have to study, okay? History, history, and history. That's the fundamental discipline for political life. But then you have to study other things. Study economics, study politics, and so on. And study the military.
And he said, what's the most important thing that I have to study to enter a political life? And I said, you have three things you have to study, okay? History, history, and history. That's the fundamental discipline for political life. But then you have to study other things. Study economics, study politics, and so on. And study the military.
And he said, what's the most important thing that I have to study to enter a political life? And I said, you have three things you have to study, okay? History, history, and history. That's the fundamental discipline for political life. But then you have to study other things. Study economics, study politics, and so on. And study the military.
I had an advantage because I spent some years there, so I learned a lot of that. But I had to acquire the other disciplines, and you never acquire enough. So... Read, read, read. And by the way, if I have to choose, I read history, history, and history. Good works of history, not lousy books.
I had an advantage because I spent some years there, so I learned a lot of that. But I had to acquire the other disciplines, and you never acquire enough. So... Read, read, read. And by the way, if I have to choose, I read history, history, and history. Good works of history, not lousy books.
I had an advantage because I spent some years there, so I learned a lot of that. But I had to acquire the other disciplines, and you never acquire enough. So... Read, read, read. And by the way, if I have to choose, I read history, history, and history. Good works of history, not lousy books.
Aren't you? Yes. Who's not? I mean, if you're a being with conscience, I mean, one of the unhappy things about the human brain is that it can contemplate its own demise. And so we all make our compromises with this. But I think the question is what lives on? What lives on beyond us? And I think that you have to define how much of posterity do you want to influence?
Aren't you? Yes. Who's not? I mean, if you're a being with conscience, I mean, one of the unhappy things about the human brain is that it can contemplate its own demise. And so we all make our compromises with this. But I think the question is what lives on? What lives on beyond us? And I think that you have to define how much of posterity do you want to influence?
Aren't you? Yes. Who's not? I mean, if you're a being with conscience, I mean, one of the unhappy things about the human brain is that it can contemplate its own demise. And so we all make our compromises with this. But I think the question is what lives on? What lives on beyond us? And I think that you have to define how much of posterity do you want to influence?
I cannot influence the course of humanity. We all are specks, you know, little specks. So that's not the issue. But in my case, I've devoted my life to a very defined purpose, and that is to assure the future and security and I would say permanence, but that is obviously a limited thing, of the Jewish state and the Jewish people. And I don't think one can exist without the other.
I cannot influence the course of humanity. We all are specks, you know, little specks. So that's not the issue. But in my case, I've devoted my life to a very defined purpose, and that is to assure the future and security and I would say permanence, but that is obviously a limited thing, of the Jewish state and the Jewish people. And I don't think one can exist without the other.
I cannot influence the course of humanity. We all are specks, you know, little specks. So that's not the issue. But in my case, I've devoted my life to a very defined purpose, and that is to assure the future and security and I would say permanence, but that is obviously a limited thing, of the Jewish state and the Jewish people. And I don't think one can exist without the other.
So I've devoted my life to that, and I hope that in my time on this earth and in my years in office, I'd have contributed to that.
So I've devoted my life to that, and I hope that in my time on this earth and in my years in office, I'd have contributed to that.
So I've devoted my life to that, and I hope that in my time on this earth and in my years in office, I'd have contributed to that.
Thank you, and I hope you come back to Israel many times. Remember, it's the innovation nation. It's a robust democracy. Don't believe all the stuff that you're being told. It'll remain that. It can't be any other way. And I'll tell you the other thing. It's the best ally of the United States.
Thank you, and I hope you come back to Israel many times. Remember, it's the innovation nation. It's a robust democracy. Don't believe all the stuff that you're being told. It'll remain that. It can't be any other way. And I'll tell you the other thing. It's the best ally of the United States.