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The first thing that the Nazis did in Poland was to disarm the civilians. Kristallnacht which was about a year earlier. They may have had no idea what the Nasis were planning.
Those are all secondary sources which don't cite a primary source. Was it a speech; a diary or even someone's diary where the said they heard her say it.
False attribution and spurious quotes are, alas, fairly common. This appears to be one. Haaretz ran an article in 2015 where they could not find the source of this or another famous saying attributed to her.
Those are all secondary sources which don't cite a primary source. Was it a speech; a diary or even someone's diary where the said they heard her say it.
False attribution and spurious quotes are, alas, fairly common. This appears to be one. Haaretz ran an article in 2015 where they could not find the source of this or another famous saying attributed to her.
I’ll grant you that possibility. It’s certainly something that she was quite capable of saying.
I have no doubt she may have said it; but as with many quotes attributed to the American Founders, what sounds like someone said something often either wasn't said or is taken out of context.
I have no doubt she may have said it; but as with many quotes attributed to the American Founders, what sounds like someone said something often either wasn't said or is taken out of context.
Certainly it was in her style; not like "it ain't over till it's over" or "that restaurant was so crowded no one goes there any more."
I agree. Just so you know, Hebrew was hardly Golda's first language; that was English.
Indeed, her home in Denver is a museum. https://www.ahec.edu/auraria/golda-meir-house. It's worth the visit not only to understand her but to understand why Denver was once called the Jerusalem of the West.
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