Were I to sum up the Basle Congress in a word- which I shall guard against pronouncing publicly- it would be this: 'At Basle, I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, I would be answered… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Dream and deed are not as different as many think. All the deeds of men are dreams at first, and become dreams in the… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
I believe I understand anti-Semitism which is a very complex movement. I see it as a Jew, but without hatred or fear. I recognize… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective 'Jewish.' A Nation is, in my mind, an historical… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
“We believe that salvation is to be found in wholesome work in a beloved land. Work will provide our people with the bread of… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
It is essential that the sufferings of Jews become worse this will assist in realization of our plans I have an excellent idea I… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
The Jews who will it shall achieve their State. We shall live at last as free men on our own soil, and in our… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Truly we have had enough experience with sufferance and protection which could be revoked at will. Consequently, the only reasonable Course of action is… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Realists are, as a rule, only men in the rut of routine who are incapable of transcending a narrow circle of antiquated notions. — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
Nothing prevents us from being and remaining the exponents of a united humanity, when we have a country of our own. To fulfill this… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
If anyone thinks that Jews can steal into the land of their fathers, he is deceiving either himself or others. Nowhere is the coming… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
