“The ethical regime [of the Jews] was quite definitely Ptolemaic, revolving around the small group of Jews, not the larger Gentile group and, accordingly, they learned to remain unimpressed by Gentile temporal power. Being unimpressed did not mean being unafraid material power might beat or starve one to death; it did mean refusing to surrender moral hegemony to the majority merely because it had power.”
![“The ethical regime [of the Jews] was quite definitely Ptolemaic, revolving around the small group of Jews, not the larger Gentile group and, accordingly, they learned to remain unimpressed by Gentile temporal power. Being unimpressed did not mean being unafraid material power might beat or starve…” quote by David Riesman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/793/david-riesman-18267_beats_the-ethical-regime-of-the-jews-was-quite_2519965.jpg)
![“Their [the Jews] rotten and unbending stiffneckedness deserves that they be oppressed unendingly and without measure or end and that they die in their misery without the pity of anyone.” quote by John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/004/john-calvin-490_deserve_their-the-jews-rotten-and-unbending-stif_210777.jpg)
