"I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.“


-Shimon Peres

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I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

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