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“London is the clearing-house of the world.”

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Joseph Chamberlain was a prominent British politician known for his significant influence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a key figure in British fiscal and colonial policies. more

“We must expropriate gently the private property on the state assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by procuring employment for it in the transit countries, while denying it employment in our country. The property owners will come over to our side. Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discretely and circumspectly. Let the owners of the immoveable property believe that they are cheating us, selling us things for more than they are worth. But we are not going to sell them anything back.”

Source: The Jews' State: A Critical English Translation

“We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of tomorrow, and moreover, with the honor of the tomorrow, the freedom of the tomorrow.”

People Believe Found Land Tomorrow Honor Salvation Bread Beloved

Author:Theodor Herzl

“Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation.”

Years Today Nations Existence Talking Four Risk Years Ago Deny Ridiculous Ran Four Years

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.”

Home Political Social Economic Pressure Jew Graves Distress Shifting

Author:Theodor Herzl

“I incline to an aristocratic republic. This would satisfy the ambitious spirit among our people. We shall learn from the historic mistakes of others in the same way as we learn from our own; for we are a modern nation and wish to be the most modern in the world.”

People World Way Spirit Nations Wish Mistake Modern Republic Ambitious Historic Incline Aristocratic

Book:A Jewish State: Proposal of a modern solution for the Jewish question

Source: A Jewish State: Proposal of a modern solution for the Jewish question

“I prefer being penetrated by iron to seeing Palestine is loose.”

Seeing Iron Palestine

Author:Theodor Herzl

“Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves.”

Enough Earth Nations Surface Manage Granted Portions Requirements Sovereignty

Author:Theodor Herzl

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