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The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.

David Ben-Gurion

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David Ben-Gurion
Age: 87 †
Born: 1886
Born: October 16
Died: 1973
Died: December 1
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