The first moment, while the idea was still a dream of vague outline, was decidedly the happiest in Herzl’s short life. As soon as he began to fix his aims in actual space, and to unite the forces, he was made to realize how divided his people had become among various races and destinies – the religious on the one hand, the free thinkers on the other, here the socialist, there the capitalistic Jews – all competing eagerly with one another in all languages, and all unwilling to submit to a unified authority.
