“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.” BelieveFactsI BelieveMovementHatredPrejudiceComplexesJewRudeVulgarDefenceAnti SemitismHereditary Author:Theodor Herzl
“The only truly intersting side of the matter was the intimate design of the injury, the fact that it was so penetrating, custom-made exactly to your measure. It's fascinating that hatred should be so personal as to be almost loving. The knife and the wound aching for each other.” ShouldMadeMatterFactsSidesDesignHatredWoundsIntimateInjuryFascinatingCustomsKnives Book:Herzog Source: Herzog
“In fact a man in love or one consumed with hatred creates symbols for himself, as a superstitious man does, from a passion of conferring uniqueness on things or persons. A man who knows nothing of symbols is one of Dante's sluggards. This is why art mirrors itself in primitive rites or strong passions, seeking for symbols, revolving round the primitive taste for savagery, for what is irrational (blood and sex).” KnowsMenPersonsDoeArtFactsPassionStrongSexBloodTasteHatredMirrorsRoundsSeekingSymbolsPrimitiveUniquenessIrrationalConsumedSuperstitiousRiteSavageryRevolvingStrong Passion Book:This Business of Living: Diaries 1935-1950 Source: This Business of Living: Diaries 1935-1950
“I do not overlook the fact that there are irrationalists who love mankind, and that not all forms of irrationalism engender criminality. But I hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate. (Socrates, I believe, saw something of this when he suggested that mistrust or hatred of argument is related to mistrust or hatred of man).” MenWayShouldBelieveReasonFactsFormHateI BelieveTeachSawsMankindArgumentHatredRelatedMistrustCriminality Author:Karl Popper
“The fact that a Jewish state needs to exist at all - and it does need to exist - is an indictment of all humanity, and especially the Catholic Church, whose centuries-long programme of aggressive Jew hatred has been ingrained right into the European psyche so that it takes almost nothing to bring it out.” NeedsLongDoeHas BeensStatesFactsHumanityChurchCenturyHatredCatholicJewAggressiveCatholic ChurchProgrammesIndictment Author:Pat Condell