The religion of the Jews is, indeed, a light; but it is as the light of the glow-worm, which gives no heat, and illumines nothing but itself
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) English Poet, Literary Critic, Philosopher
The sons of Judah have to choose that God may again choose them. The divine principle of our race is action, choice, resolved memory.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Who hates the Jews more than the Jew?
—Henry Miller (1891–1980) American Novelist
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
—William Blake (1757–1827) English Poet, Painter, Printmaker
A Jew without Jews, without Judaism, without Zionism, without Jewishness, without a temple or an army or even a pistol, a Jew clearly without a home, just the object itself, like a glass or an apple.
—Philip Roth (1933–2018) American Novelist, Short-story Writer
The Jews generally give value. They make you pay; but they deliver the goods. In my experience the men who want something for nothing are invariably Christians.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
—Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) Romanian-American Writer, Professor, Activist
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
—Golda Meir (1898–1978) Israeli Head of State
I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don’t want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.
—Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) Austrian-Born American Jurist
Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.
—Lionel Trilling (1905–75) American Literary Critic
A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy until they die!
—Philip Roth (1933–2018) American Novelist, Short-story Writer
Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
We found nothing grand in the history of the Jews nor in the morals inculcated in the Pentateuch. I know of no other books that so fully teach the subjection and degradation of woman.
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) American Social Reformer
From the outset, the Christian was the theorizing Jew, the Jew is therefore the practical Christian, and the practical Christian has become a Jew again.
—Karl Marx (1818–1883) German Philosopher, Economist
If I had to refute all the other articles of the Jewish faith, I should be obliged to write against them as much and for as long a time as they have used for inventing their lies – that is, longer than two thousand years
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
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