But We Wish To Give The Jews

Four Years Ago In Speaking Of A Jewish Nation One Ran The Risk Of Being Regarded Ridiculous. Today He Makes Himself Ridiculous Who Denies The Existence Of A Jewish Nation.

The Jews Had, As A Matter Of Fact, Long Been All Along The Most Ingenious Entrepreneurs. It Was Only Our Own Future That We Had Never Built Upon A Business Basis.

Let Sovereignty Be Granted Us Over A Portion Of The Earth's Surface Large Enough To Satisfy Our Rightful Requirements As A Nation. The Rest We Shall Manage For Ourselves.

Were I To Sum Up The Basle Congress In A Word- Which I Shall Guard Against Pronouncing Publicly- It Would Be This: 'at Basle, I Founded The Jewish State. If I Said This Out Loud Today, I Would Be Answered By Universal Laughter. If Not In 5 Years, Certainly In 50, Everyone Will Know It.'

What We Want Is To Make It Possible For Our Unfortunate People To Live A Life Of Industry For It Is By Steady Work Alone That We Hope For Our Physical And Moral Rehabilitation. For This Reason Above All We Have Undertaken To Rally Our People Around Our Ideal.