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I Will Give You My Definition Of A Nation, And You Can Add The Adjective 'jewish.' A Nation Is, In My Mind, An Historical Group Of Men Of A Recognizable Cohesion Held Together By A Common Enemy. Then, If You Add To That The Word 'jewish' You Have What I Understand To Be The Jewish Nation.

-Theodor Herzl

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I Will Give You My Definition Of

Theodor Herzl

I Will Give You My Definition Of A Nation, And You Can Add The Adjective 'jewish.' A Nation Is, In My Mind, An Historical Group Of Men Of A Recognizable Cohesion Held Together By A Common Enemy. Then, If You Add To That The Word 'jewish' You Have What I Understand To Be The Jewish Nation.

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