Leon Pinsker Professions : Activist Born : December 13, 1821 Died : December 9, 1891 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Leon Pinsker This is the kernel of the problem, as we see it: the Jews comprise a distinctive element among the nations under which they dwell, and as such can neither assimilate nor be readily digested by any nation. Leon Pinsker elements israel problem Hence the solution lies in finding a means of so readjusting this exclusive element to the family of nations, that the basis of the Jewish question will be permanently removed. Leon Pinsker israel mean lying This does not mean, of course, that we must think of waiting for the age of universal harmony. Leon Pinsker israel mean thinking No previous civilization has been able to achieve it, nor can we see even in the remote distance, that day of the Messiah, when national barriers will no longer exist and all mankind will live in brotherhood and concord. Until then, the nations must narrow their aspirations to achieve a tolerable modus vivendi. Leon Pinsker distance israel civilization Similar Authors Brooke Axtell activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali activist Assata Shakur activist Arun Manilal Gandhi activist Arthur Hertzberg activist Arlene Holt Baker activist All Authors