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History of the Jews: A National Bestseller—A Brilliant Survey Exploring 4000 Years of Jewish Genius and Their World Impact by Paul Johnson

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“Sooner or later, the realization arrives: the child discovers the immaturity of the parent, and the parent the maturity of his child.”
― David Bezmozgis, The Betrayers

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“Unbridled commerce isn’t generally pretty, but it’s always forward-thinking.”
― Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land

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“There’s no point in arguing with a fanatic man, as there would be no point in arguing with an intellectual, intellectual just being a nicer word than fanatic.”
― Tuvia Tenenbom, Catch The Jew!: Eye-opening education - You will never look at Israel the same way again

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“It was as if she had once been almost smothered and then allowed to live only if she limited her vocabulary and breathed hardly at all.”
― Edith Pearlman, Honeydew: Stories

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