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It is not a sin to be seventy but it is also no joke.

Golda Meir

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Golda Meir
Age: 80 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 3
Died: 1978
Died: December 8
Former Prime Minister Of Israel
Politician
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Kiev
Golda Meyerson
Golda Mabovich
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You can get used to anything if you have to, even feeling perpetually guilty.
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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
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It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.
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