“The phrase the violent bear it away fascinated the 20th century Irish-American storyteller Flannery O'Connor, who used it as the title of one of her novels. O'Connor's surname connects her to an Irish royal family descended from Conchobor (pronounced Connor), the prehistoric king of Ulster who was foster father to Cuchulainn and husband of the unwilling Derdriu. In the western world, the antiquity of Irish lineages is exceeded only by that of the Jews.” WorldUsedFatherNovelCenturyBearsKingsHusbandWesternJewViolentTitlesPhrasesFascinatedStoryteller20th CenturyRoyalUnwillingAntiquityWestern WorldRoyal FamilyLineagePrehistoricSurnamesUlster Book:How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe Source: How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
“We can hardly get up in the morning or cross the street without being Jewish. We dream Jewish dreams and hope Jewish hopes. Most of our best words, in fact - new, adventure, surprise; unique, individual, person, vocation; time, history, future; freedom, progress, spirit; faith, hope, justice - are the gifts of the Jews.” PersonsFactsDreamSpiritIndividualJusticeMorningProgressStreetsAdventureUniqueCrossesSurpriseJewGet UpVocationFaith HopeNew AdventureUnique Individuals Author:Thomas Cahill
“The Jews started it all-and by 'it' I mean so many of the things we care about, the underlying values that make all of us, Jew and Gentile, believer and aethiest, tick. Without the Jews, we would see the world through different eyes, hear with different ears, even feel with different feelings ... we would think with a different mind, interpret all our experience differently, draw different conclusions from the things that befall us. And we would set a different course for our lives.” ThinkingWorldFeelsMindMeanDifferentFeelingsEyeCareValuesCoursesOur LivesDrawsEarsJewBelieverConclusionTickGentilesDifferent MindsDifferent Feelings Author:Thomas Cahill
