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Samson Raphael Hirsch

"The more the Jew is a Jew, the more universalist will his views and aspirations be, the less aloof will he be from anything that is noble and good, true and upright, in art or science, in culture or education; the more joyfully will he applaud whenever he sees truth and justice and peace and the ennoblement of man prevail and become dominant in human society."

Source : Samson Raphael Hirsch (1967). “Judaism eternal: selected essays from the writings of Samson Raphael Hirsch”

Samson Raphael Hirsch

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“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.”
“blessing the boats (at saint maryâ€™s) may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back may you open your eyes to water water waving forever and may you in your innocence sail through this to that”

Source : Lucille Clifton (1991). “Quilting: poems, 1987-1990”, BOA Editions Ltd.
“I think of bad news as a huge bird, with the wings of a crow and the face of my Grade Four school teacher, sparse bun, rancid teeth, wrinkly frown, pursed mouth and all, sailing around the world under cover of darkness pleased to be the bearer of ill tidings, carrying a basket of rotten eggs, and knowing- as the sun comes up- exactly where to drop them. On me, for one.”
“My devotion to my job started from a personal defeat: my first girlfriend's parents rejected me because i wasn't rich. I decided i would show them what a big mistake they had made.”
“Our little solos are a note in an immense chorus vibrating grandly through the universe, a chorus which accepts and harmonizes the whir of the cricket and the long drum-roll of the stars.”

Source : Harriet Monroe (1938). “A poet's life: seventy years in a changing world”, Macmillan
“A troubled countenance oft discloses much.”
“Even mistakes can get you one step further.”
“I loved playing Darla.”

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