“Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.” HumansPersonsLawJusticeNumbersPrinciplesCrimeCitizensCivilizationBuiltDignityUltimatePropertyEqualityPunishmentHuman LifeGood Citizen Author:Max Nordau
“We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian fables, mistaken imitation of Egyptian theories and customs, historical chronicles as dry as they are unreliable and miscellaneous poems, amatory, human and Jewish-national, which is rarely distinguished by beauties of the highest order but frequently by superfluity of expression, coarseness, bad taste, and genuine Oriental sensuality.” HumansBookOrderBeliefExpressionTheoryTasteHighestHistoricalAncientGenuineSensualityIndianDryCustomsEchoesImitationMistakenPalestineDistinguishedMiscellaneousFablesSuperstitiousEgyptianPersianUnreliableChroniclesBad TasteJewish National Author:Max Nordau
