Shimon Peres Quotes
Our problem is not to submit to the differences but to overcome them.
Peres, Shimon. Address to the United Nations General Assembly. New York, NY. Speech.
Adopted in 1776 as the motto for the seal of the United States
Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician who served both as ninth President of Israel, (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel, as well as Interim Prime Minister. He was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning nearly 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, was in office continuously until 2007, when he became President, being in that role for another seven years. At the time of his retirement in 2014, he was the world's oldest head of state. He was considered the last link to Israel's founding generation.