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Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl

Hungarian Journalist

Born: May 2, 1860

Died: Jul 3, 1904

Home Own People Today Will Work

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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 paternal home thanks the son who brings nothing but himself. Theodor Herzl

Home Great Man Grateful Son People World Thanks Nothing Every Jewish People Great Man Something Only Except He Sons Himself Denied Paternal Asked Who Brings Jewish

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. Theodor Herzl

Our Ancient Spirit True New Blossoming Want Land Aspire Jewish

Truly we have had enough experience with sufferance and protection which could be revoked at will. Consequently, the only reasonable Course of action is to work for publicly legalized guarantees. Theodor Herzl

Work Experience Protection Will Action Enough Only Could Had Had Enough Course Truly Which Reasonable Publicly Consequently Guarantees

Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. Theodor Herzl

Law First Assured Our Object Over Obtaining Globe Sovereignty Just Requirements International Large International Law Satisfy Portion Sufficiently

Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed. Theodor Herzl

Failure Will National Colonization Succeed Philanthropic

We are organizing Jewry for its coming destiny. Theodor Herzl

Destiny Coming Organizing

The character of a people may be ruined by charity. Theodor Herzl

Character Charity People Ruined May

But I am convinced that those Jews who stand aside today with a malicious smile and with their hands in their trousers' pockets will also want to dwell in our beautiful home. Theodor Herzl

I prefer being penetrated by iron to seeing Palestine is loose. Theodor Herzl

Seeing Loose Iron Being Prefer Palestine

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 promptly noted as in the historic home of the Jews, for the very reason that it is the historic home. Theodor Herzl

Home Jews Others Fathers Promptly Steal He Himself Coming Historic Very Deceiving Anyone Either Noted Land Reason Nowhere Thinks

Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this mission we do not have to remain literally planted among the nations who hate and despise us. Theodor Herzl

The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing one iota of the great principles upon which our movement is based. Theodor Herzl

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