"Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the……" — Abraham Joshua Heschel

Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that… - Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Indeed, the sort of crimes and even the amount of delinquency that fill the prophets of Israel with dismay do not go beyond that which we regard as normal, as typical ingredients of social dynamics. To us a single act of injustice--cheating in business, exploitation of the poor--is slight; to the prophets, a disaster. To us injustice is injurious to the welfare of the people; to the prophets it is a deathblow to existence: to us, an episode; to them, a catastrophe, a threat to the world."

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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