Ariel Sharon Political Quotations

I was born on a farm. My strength has nothing to do with political apparatus. I get my strength from nature, from flowers.

My strength never came from political echelons, it came from the family. And from the fields and the lands and the flowers and everything I see there. My strength came from there.

I cannot deny that I have doubts, reservations and fears. However, I have come to the conclusion that in the present regional and international reality, Israel must act with courage to accept the political plan which I described.

Sharon wants to maintain the current political status quo so as to accomplish his objectives out of the pullout from Gaza, including boosting settlement construction, and completing the apartheid, separation wall in the West Bank, particularly around the occupied city of Jerusalem.

So long as there is terror, there will be no political process, ... Political process cannot coincide with terror. That's why we expect the Palestinian Authority to wage true, genuine struggle against terrorism.

Only Israeli political initiative will retain our strong grasp of the large settlement blocs and security areas,

If they don't take control of what is going on in Gaza, there is doubt over the political future,

The people clearly opted for my plan, ... Political forces must follow the wishes of the electorate.

We must conduct elections so that 2006 will not be a lost year regarding the political and economic process, and the passing of the budget, ... in this complicated situation that we are in.

It is important to remember that political concessions which will be made in the future -- as those made in the past -- are irreversible.

We will conduct negotiations with the Palestinians in order to achieve political settlements, but not under the pressure of terrorism and violence, ... We're prepared to ease the suffering of the Palestinians, but we cannot do this under the pressure of terrorism and violence.

The threat of military action and, where necessary, of military action, will bring the other side to engage in a political process,

a despicable political plot, which I will disprove with documents and facts.

The moment it became clear to me that the existing political structure was breaking up I reached the conclusion that the best thing for the country is to have elections as quickly as possible, ... If possible, we shall go to the people in February.

Snap elections would prevent a political freeze, ... We must ensure that 2006 will not turn into a lost year with regard to the political process and to the effort to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.

He said it was the most difficult decision of his political career,

I asked to consult with my colleagues in the light of the latest political developments and the possibility of early elections,

I believe that disobedience is the worst thing that can happen, ... It is an attempt to bring about the destruction of the state of Israel and it must be prevented in any way. My instruction in these instances is clear: Political protest -- yes; political violence -- not under any circumstances.

A genuine war against terror by the Palestinians, involving the real effort to prevent terror, is key to progress in political process,

The citizens of Israel deserve leadership which acts, first and foremost, for the good of the public, and not for the narrow political interest,

The disengagement is the political and economic process that resulted in the growth in the economy in 2004 and the first half of 2005,