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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.

In Paris... I Achieved A Freer Attitude Toward Anti-semitism, Which I Now Began To Understand Historically And To Pardon. Above All, I Recognized The Emptiness And Futility Of Trying To "combat" Anti-semitism.

When We Sink, We Become A Revolutionary Proletariat, The Subordinate Officers Of All Revolutionary Parties; At The Same Time, When We Rise, There Rises Also Our Terrible Power Of The Purse.

Nothing Prevents Us From Being And Remaining The Exponents Of A United Humanity, When We Have A Country Of Our Own. To Fulfill This Mission We Do Not Have To Remain Literally Planted Among The Nations Who Hate And Despise Us.

The Spirit In Which The Offer Was Made Must Of Necessity Contribute To Improving And Alleviating The Situation Of The Jewish People Without Our Renouncing One Iota Of The Great Principles Upon Which Our Movement Is Based.