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Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904) was an Austrian journalist and playwright, recognized as the founder of modern political Zionism. His novel 'The Jewish State' outlined his vision for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, which became the basis for the establishment of the State of Israel.

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“The Jewish question exists wherever the Jews live, however small their number. Where it does not exist it is imported by Jew immigrants. We naturally go where we are not persecuted, and, still persecution is the result of our appearance...By persecution we cannot be exterminated...the strong Jews turn proudly to their race when persecution bursts out. Entire branches of Judaism may disappear, break away; the tree lives.”

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“I believe I understand anti-Semitism which is a very complex movement. I see it as a Jew, but without hatred or fear. I recognize what is anti-Semitism is rude jesting, vulgar jealousy of métier, hereditary prejudice; but also what can be considered as in fact legitimate defence.”

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“The Jews had, as a matter of fact, long been all along the most ingenious entrepreneurs. It was only our own future that we had never built upon a business basis.”

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“But we wish to give the Jews a Homeland. Not by dragging them ruthlessly out of their sustaining soil, but rather by removing them carefully, roots and all, to a better terrain.”

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Book:Herzl Speaks His Mind on Issues, Events, and Men

Source: Herzl Speaks His Mind on Issues, Events, and Men

“Economic distress, political pressure, and social obloquy already drive us from our homes and from our graves. The Jews are already constantly shifting from place to place.”

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“If anyone thinks that Jews can steal into the land of their fathers, he is deceiving either himself or others. Nowhere is the coming of Jews so promptly noted as in the historic home of the Jews, for the very reason that it is the historic home.”

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Book:Theodor Herzl: a portrait for this age

Source: Theodor Herzl: a portrait for this age

“The Jews who will it shall achieve their State. We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and in our own homes peacefully die. The world will be liberated by our freedom, enriched by our wealth, magnified by our greatness. And whatever we attempt there for our own benefit will redound mightily and beneficially to the good of all mankind.”

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Book:Theodor Herzl: a portrait for this age

Source: Theodor Herzl: a portrait for this age

“If whole branches of Jews must be destroyed, it is worth it, as long as a Jewish state in Palestine is created.”

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“The land which the Society of Jews will have secured by international law must naturally be privately owned.”

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“But I am convinced that those Jews who stand aside today with a malicious smile and with their hands in their trousers' pockets will also want to dwell in our beautiful home.”

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Book:Herzl Speaks His Mind on Issues, Events, and Men

Source: Herzl Speaks His Mind on Issues, Events, and Men

About the Author

Born: May 2, 1860
Died: July 3, 1904
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 44

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