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27 quotes by Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl in Basel, 1897 A plaque marking the birthplace of Theodor Herzl, Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest. Theodor Herzl (Hebrew: תאודור ה ר צ ל, Theodor Hertzel; Hungarian: Herzl Tivadar; May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904), born Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl (Hebrew: ב נ י מ ין ז א ב ה ר צ ל, also known in Hebrew as חו ז ה ה מ ד ינ ה, Khozeh HaMedinah, lit. "Visionary of the State") was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political...
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If you will it, it is no dream.

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Zionism demands a publicly recognized and legally secured homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people. This platform is unchangeable.

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I incline to an aristocratic republic. This would satisfy the ambitious spirit among our people. We shall learn from the historic mistakes of others... →

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It is true that we aspire to our ancient land. But what we want in that ancient land is a new blossoming of the Jewish spirit.

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But we wish to give the Jews a Homeland. Not by dragging them ruthlessly out of their sustaining soil, but rather by removing them carefully, roots... →

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It goes without saying that the Jewish people can have no other goal than Palestine and that, whatever the fate of the proposition may be, our... →

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The character of a people may be ruined by charity.

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The Jewish people asked nothing of its sons except not to be denied. The world is grateful to every great man when he brings it something; only the... →

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Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no... →

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The Jews had, as a matter of fact, long been all along the most ingenious entrepreneurs. It was only our own future that we had never built upon a... →

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Palestine is our unforgettable historic home. The very name would be a force of marvelous potency for summoning our people together.

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If anyone thinks that Jews can steal into the land of their fathers, he is deceiving either himself or others. Nowhere is the coming of Jews so... →

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Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed.

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