Statement

Ben-Gurion said that without austerity it would be nearly impossible to manage defense, immigrant absorption, and an acceptable living standard.

References

1. p. 466

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   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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