It is not only the psychology of the people that makes them so exacting -- their geographical situation has been equally problematic.
Source: In Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, by James B. Simpson, 1988.
-- Shimon Peres, (Aug 16 1923-2016), Israeli political leader; He served as prime minister of Israel, 1984-86; in 1993; as foreign minister, he helped negotiate a peace accord with Yasir 'Arafat.