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If you want to make peace, you dont talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies
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"If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies"

- Moshe Dayan

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This quote by Moshe Dayan is a pointer that real peace can just be attained through discussion and understanding. It recommends that if we want to make peace, we should want to talk to those we disagree with, even if they are our opponents. This is since it is just through discussion and understanding that we can pertain to a mutual agreement and discover a way to exist together peacefully. It is not enough to simply speak with our friends and allies, as this will not bring about lasting peace. We need to be willing to engage with our enemies and attempt to understand their viewpoint in order to find a method to move on. This quote is a pointer that peace is not something that can be achieved through avoidance or silence, but rather through open and honest discussion.

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Moshe Dayan This quote is written / told by Moshe Dayan between May 20, 1915 and October 16, 1981. He was a famous Soldier from Israel. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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