We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are creatures of reason, and by using reason we can cure ourselves of emotional excess. Purged of both hope… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Food prices are often kept artificially high. The result is that the Millennium Development Goals set out by the United Nations at the start… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
In her religious role, the Queen is head of the Church of England, but in her civic role she cares for all her subjects,… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Man was not made for the service of economies; economies were made to serve mankind; and men and women were made - so we… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
“To whom is an international corporation answerable? Often they do not employ workers. They outsource manufacturing to places far away. If wages rise in one place, they can, almost instantly, transfer production to somewhere else. If a tax regime in one country becomes burdensome, they can relocate to another. To whom, then, are they accountable? By whom are they controllable?… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share
A survey carried out across the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 showed that frequent church- or synagogue-goers are more likely to give money to charity. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not,… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
What I find fascinating about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights we celebrate at this time of the year, is the way its story… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
Find people not to envy but to admire. Do not the profitable but the admirable deed. Live by ideals. — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
