"It is the tragedy of our generation, that small nations have not yet gained the security of exercising their natural right—namely that of being masters of their own destiny."
— Golda Meir

January 1, 1970

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On the Soviet invasion of Hungary to the UN General Assembly (21 November 1956), as cited in "Excerpts from the U.N. General Assembly Debate on Soviet Action in Hungary", The New York Times (21 November 1956), p. 10