--- title: "9 Jewish Nation Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Jewish Nation quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Jewish Nation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_am_the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religio_517556.jpg" --- > [The fact that I am not Jewish by religion does not prevent me from connecting to the Jewish nation's spirituality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amar-e-stoudemire/the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religion-does-not-prevent-me-from/) [Amar'e Stoudemire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amar-e-stoudemire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_am_the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religio_517556.jpg) > [The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires, kings, rulers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meir-kahane/the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of-the-world-and-there-is-no/) [Meir Kahane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meir-kahane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/meir-kahane-22123_empires_the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of_775072.jpg) > [Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-herzl/four-years-ago-in-speaking-of-a-jewish-nation-one-ran-the-risk-of/) [Theodor Herzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodor-herzl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/theodor-herzl-12888_deny_four-years-ago-in-speaking-of-a-jewish-n_2099846.jpg) > [In the land of Israel was born the Jewish nation. There came an order to kill the religious and social spirit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/in-the-land-of-israel-was-born-the-jewish-nation-there-came-an-order/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/david-ben-gurion-9178_born_in-the-land-of-israel-was-born-the-jewis_126152.jpg) > [When we fought for freedom, for the establishment of a Jewish state, we didn't send a questionnaire to the Jewish nation asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yitzhak-shamir/when-we-fought-for-freedom-for-the-establishment-of-a-jewish-state-we/) [Yitzhak Shamir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yitzhak-shamir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/yitzhak-shamir-15281_asking_when-we-fought-for-freedom-for-the-estab_1564549.png) > [The Jewish nation dares to display an irreconcilable hatred toward all nations, and revolts against all masters; always superstitious, always greedy for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/voltaire/the-jewish-nation-dares-to-display-an-irreconcilable-hatred-toward/) [Voltaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/voltaire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/voltaire-173_anti-semitism_the-jewish-nation-dares-to-display-an-ir_2724081.jpg) > [As a Jew, even if you were not born in Poland, the very name, Poland, gives rise to a shuddering in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reuven-rivlin/as-a-jew-even-if-you-were-not-born-in-poland-the-very-name-poland/) [Reuven Rivlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reuven-rivlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/reuven-rivlin-5136_body_as-a-jew-even-if-you-were-not-born-in-po_2242394.png) > [Zionism is nothing more, but also nothing less, than the Jewish People's sense of origin and destination in the Land linked eternally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abba-eban/zionism-is-nothing-more-but-also-nothing-less-than-the-jewish-people/) [Abba Eban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abba-eban/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/abba-eban-20139_destination_zionism-is-nothing-more-but-also-nothing_1879075.jpg) > [I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective 'Jewish.' A Nation is, in my mind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodor-herzl/i-will-give-you-my-definition-of-a-nation-and-you-can-add-the/) [Theodor Herzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodor-herzl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/theodor-herzl-12888_add_i-will-give-you-my-definition-of-a-natio_119975.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jewish-nation/#itemlist", "name": "Jewish Nation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact that I am not Jewish by religion does not prevent me from connecting to the Jewish nation's spirituality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amar'e Stoudemire" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amar-e-stoudemire/the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religion-does-not-prevent-me-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_am_the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religio_517556.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_am_the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religio_517556.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_am_the-fact-that-i-am-not-jewish-by-religio_517556.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The fact that I am not Jewish by religion does not prevent me from connecting to the Jewish nation's…” — Amar'e Stoudemire", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires, kings, rulers, masses or systems aside from their reaction to the Jewish people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Meir Kahane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meir-kahane/the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of-the-world-and-there-is-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/meir-kahane-22123_empires_the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of_775072.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/meir-kahane-22123_empires_the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of_775072.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/meir-kahane-22123_empires_the-jewish-nation-is-indeed-the-heart-of_775072.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires…” — Meir Kahane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. 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