Here Where We Live Is Our Country Quotes

“demands for political freedom and self-government. The Arab hatred of the Jewish population is a direct result of Zionist politics. Zionism has poisoned the atmosphere and put the Jewish population of Palestine in danger…. The nationalist demonstrations that Zionists have organized exploit the victims of these tragic events and the understandable upset of the Jewish community…. This meeting calls on Jewish workers to fight the storm of nationalism and chauvinism that Zionists are unleashing on the Jewish Street. The answer to tragically but pointlessly spilled blood cannot lie in more national hatred, which will inevitably lead to more communal clashes, but in international solidarity and the growth of the socialist movement.”
― Molly Crabapple, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

“The Arab hatred of the Jewish population is a direct result of Zionist politics. Zionism has poisoned the atmosphere and put the Jewish population of Palestine in danger…. The nationalist demonstrations that Zionists have organized exploit the victims of these tragic events and the understandable upset of the Jewish community…. This meeting calls on Jewish workers to fight the storm of nationalism and chauvinism that Zionists are unleashing on the Jewish Street. The answer to tragically but pointlessly spilled blood cannot lie in more national hatred, which will inevitably lead to more communal clashes, but in international solidarity and the growth of the socialist movement. To”
― Molly Crabapple, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

“But just like every thug wants to be an artist”
― Molly Crabapple, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

“Unlike immigrants”
― Molly Crabapple, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

“Governments are machines far sturdier than most radicals imagine. The ecstasy of the street fades quickly. Cold sets in. Intellectuals dither. Respectable folk long for order. Daily life resumes”
― Molly Crabapple, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund