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Having lost the Kingdom of Israel, the Jews turned the Torah into a fortress of the mind and spirit, in which they could dwell in safety and even in content.
‘It is the unlearned who bring trouble into the world.’
The result of our thorough education in our laws from the very dawn of intelligence is that they are, as it were, engraved on our souls. Hence to break them is rare, and no one can evade punishment by the excuse of ignorance.’
‘Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.’
‘The law as a whole aims at two things–the welfare of the soul and the welfare
of the body.’ The first consists in developing the human intellect,
the second in improving men’s political relations...
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The notion of ‘from each according to his ability, to each according to his need’ was one the Jews adopted before the birth of Christ and always practised even when the community as a whole was distressed.
‘He was truly an atheist in that he did not acknowledge any Providence which distributes good fortune and bad according to what is just.’90
All men, Jews included, must be allowed to seek it: ‘Let every man who does not disturb the public welfare, who obeys the law, acts righteously towards you and his fellow man, be allowed to speak as he thinks, to pray to God after his own fashion or after that of his fathers, and to seek eternal salvation where he thinks he may find
the Bible, not Das Kapital, was the book of life–though he treated it as a secular history and guide.
member of this Court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them.’
satire, even of the most savage kind, is a sign of health in a free society and that no restrictions should be placed
As Cairo Radio put it: ‘The refugees are the cornerstone in the Arab struggle against Israel. The refugees are the armaments of the Arabs and Arab nationalism.’
‘Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.’
