The Jewish State Quotes

“Whole branches of Judaism may wither and fall, but the trunk remains,”
― Theodor Herzl, A Jewish State, an Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question

“Every man will be as free and undisturbed in his faith or his disbelief as he is in his nationality. And if it should occur that men of other creeds and different nationalities come to live amongst us, we should accord them honorable protection and equality before the law. We have learnt toleration in Europe. This is not sarcastically said; for the Anti-Semitism of today could only in a very few places be taken for old religious intolerance. It is for the most part a movement among civilized nations by which they try to chase away the spectres of their own past. LAWS”
― Theodor Herzl, Der Judenstaat. English

“Travellers do not produce railways, but conversely, railways produce travellers.”
― Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State

“Der ganze Plan ist in seiner Grundform unendlich einfach (...): Man gebe uns die Souveränität eines für unsere gerechten Volksbedürfnisse genügenden Stückes der Erdoberfläche, alles andere werden wir selbst besorgen.”
― Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State

“We are a people—one people.”
― Theodor Herzl, A Jewish State: Theodor Herzl Proposes a Solution to the ‘Jewish Question’

“Jews must remove themselves from Europe and create their own state.”
― Theodor Herzl, A Jewish State: Theodor Herzl Proposes a Solution to the ‘Jewish Question’

“criminals more readily than any other State would do, till the time comes”
― Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State

“Practical' people are as a rule nothing more than men sunk into the groove of daily routine, unable to emerge from a narrow circle of antiquated ideas.”
― Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State

“I also hold a settling of questions by the referendum to be an unsatisfactory procedure, because there are no simple political questions which can be answered merely by Yes and No. The masses are also more prone even than Parliaments to be led away by heterodox opinions, and to be swayed by vigorous ranting. It is impossible to formulate a wise internal or external policy in a popular assembly.”
― Theodor Herzl, The Jewish State