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Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine com

Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, What happened? but rather, How then shall I live? And its only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins. – Jonathan Sacks

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We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society. – Jonathan Sacks

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If you want a free society, teach your children what oppression tastes like. Tell them how many miracles it takes to get from here to there. Above all, encourage them to ask questions. Teach them to think for themselves. – Jonathan Sacks

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Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent. – Jonathan Sacks

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The history of all countries shows that the working class exclusively by its own effort is able to develop only trade-union consciousness. – Vladimir Lenin

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All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the vast tracks between one and another that were trodden by the weary generations of men. – John Alfred Spender, The Comments of Bagshot

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