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*We Jews have been taught by our history to appreciate the real value of laying foundations for future developments. Our share, as a people, in the building up of the general culture of Humanity has been nothing else than the laying of its foundations long before the superstructures were built by others. | *We Jews have been taught by our history to appreciate the real value of laying foundations for future developments. Our share, as a people, in the building up of the general culture of Humanity has been nothing else than the laying of its foundations long before the superstructures were built by others. | ||
**Letter to [[Haim Weizmann]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_American_Jewish_Chronicle/vGZFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22We%20Jews%20have%20been%20taught%20by%20our%20history%20to%20appreciate%20the%20real%20value%20of%20laying%20foundations%20for%20future%20developments.%20Our%20share,%20as%20a%20people,%20in%20the%20building%20up%20of%20the%20general%20culture%20of%20Humanity%20has%20been%20nothing%20else%20than%20the%20laying%20of%20its%20foundations%20long%20before%20the%20superstructures%20were%20built%20by%20others.%22 |title=The American Jewish Chronicle |date=1918 |publisher=Alpha Omega Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> | **Letter to [[Haim Weizmann]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_American_Jewish_Chronicle/vGZFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22We%20Jews%20have%20been%20taught%20by%20our%20history%20to%20appreciate%20the%20real%20value%20of%20laying%20foundations%20for%20future%20developments.%20Our%20share,%20as%20a%20people,%20in%20the%20building%20up%20of%20the%20general%20culture%20of%20Humanity%20has%20been%20nothing%20else%20than%20the%20laying%20of%20its%20foundations%20long%20before%20the%20superstructures%20were%20built%20by%20others.%22 |title=The American Jewish Chronicle |date=1918 |publisher=Alpha Omega Publishing Company |language=en}}</ref> | ||
*The existence of an original Hebrew culture needs. | *The existence of an original Hebrew culture needs no proof. So long as the Bible is extant, the creative power of the Jewish mind will remain undeniable. | ||
*Zionism for us means simply the foundation in Palestine, by means of diplomatic negotiations with Turkey and other powers, of a ‘safe refuge’ for all oppressed and persecuted Jews... | *Zionism for us means simply the foundation in Palestine, by means of diplomatic negotiations with Turkey and other powers, of a ‘safe refuge’ for all oppressed and persecuted Jews... | ||
*The solution of the Jewish problem lies in the revival of the spirit. | *The solution of the Jewish problem lies in the revival of the spirit. | ||