Even the poorest in Israel are looked upon as freemen who have lost their possessions, for they are the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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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.
Jesus discouraged the accumulation of wealth, worried about its effects on those who had it, and took special pleasure in helping the poor, dedicating his efforts to them. He must have shaken his head at the large gaps between rich and poor throughout ancient Palestine in the first century.
Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.
The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety.
It was both Abraham's and the Jews' privilege also that they should have this promise to all generations.
For most of history, almost everyone was poor. Power and wealth belonged to only a few.
It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over.
The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land.
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