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. - Theodor Herzl

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The character of a people may be ruined by charity. - Theodor Herzl

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Palestine is our unforgettable historic home. The very name would be a force of marvelous potency for summoning our people together. - Theodor Herzl

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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. - Theodor Herzl

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I incline to an aristocratic republic. This would satisfy the ambitious spirit among our people. We shall learn from the historic mistakes of others in the same way as we learn from our own; for we are a modern nation and wish to be the most modern in the world. - Theodor Herzl

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Philanthropic colonization is a failure. National colonization will succeed. -Theodor Herzl

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Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. - Theodor Herzl

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It is true that we aspire to our ancient land. But what we want in that ancient land is a new blossoming of the Jewish spirit. - Theodor Herzl

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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. -Theodor Herzl

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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.- Theodor Herzl

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