Quote by Jonathan Sacks
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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Gods forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency. – Jonathan Sacks

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Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse. – Jonathan Sacks

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Theres always hope. You can lose everything else in the world, but Jews never lose hope. – Jonathan Sacks

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Western history has been a history of deed done, actions performed and results achieved. – Arthur Erickson

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I wouldnt attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally. – John Foster Dulles

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Radical historians now tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey. – Mason Cooley

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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. – Aldous Huxley

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