By David Ben Gurion

great deal of what we learned in other distant times - even though the "distant time" is but a few months ago! - and focus the essence of our lives, all our senses and our limbs in one single desire - the desire to win. Without that, we shall not withstand the terrible test, and if we do not withstand the test, all the talk of salvation and a state and Tikkun Olam ["correction of the world" -social consciousness] and the future and liberty, and all other things good and beautiful -- all these are now nothing but words, words, words. The real test, the only [test} is victory in the war, and that is the text of our will.

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