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We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds.
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"We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds."
— Moshe Dayan #familyparenting

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We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a worker in an orchard or a family in their beds. — Moshe Dayan

About Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan was a Soldier from Israel (1915–1981).

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This quote is attributed to Moshe Dayan, a Soldier from Israel.
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Moshe Dayan lived from 1915 – 1981.
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