Democracies are notorious for a tendency to obey the feelings rather than the mind; thus the nature of democracies often makes itdifficult to conclude a peace after a hard-won war. Generous victors are rare. — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
Democracies are notorious for a tendency to obey the feelings rather than the mind; thus the nature of democracies often makes itdifficult to conclude… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
They are mostly Americans and almost all are Protestant. Many have a strong grounding in the Bible. In Jerusalem, they suddenly take off their… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
The brief legal emancipation of Jews during the Napoleonic wars released unparalleled economic, professional, and cultural energies. It was though a high dam had… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
In Jerusalem, the various modes of worship essentially stood for the same cause but were equally hateful to one another. They never served as… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
Jerusalem has been - and for many, still is - a metaphor for destruction and the vengeance of an offended God. She is the… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
Hindsight is not necessarily the best guide to understanding what really happened. The past is often as distorted by hindsight as it is clarified… — Amos Elon Copy Share Image
