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,,peoples        ,! ,am]ican ,jewi%     
,book ,company ,new ,york #aiba  ,*os5  
,peoples ,copyright1 #aiai1 ,by ,!      
,mac,millan ,company4  ,pr9t$ by ,! ,"l 
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,,*os5 ,,peoples  ,be+ ! ,fir/ ,ar?ur   
,davis ,memorial ,lecture deliv]$ be=e !
 ,jewi% ,hi/orical ,society at          
,univ]sity ,college on ,ea/]-,passov]   
,sunday1 #aiah_/efgh                    
,,to                   ,,mrs4 ,,r$cliffe
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,,little ,,book ,,9 ,,h]                
,,fa!r',s ,,memory     ,,note   ,!      
,ar?ur ,davis ,memorial ,lecture 0 f\nd$
 9 #aiag1 "u ! auspices ( ! ,jewi%      
,hi/orical ,society ( ,engl&1 by 8      
collaborators 9 ! translation ( ,!      
,s]vice ( ! ,synagogue1 ) ! object (    
fo/]+ ,hebraic ?\ght & le>n+ 9 hon\r (  
an unworldly s*ol>4 ,! ,lecture is to be
 giv5 annually 9 ! anniv]s>y week ( 8   
dea?1 & ! lecture%ip is to be op5 to m5 
or wom5 ( any race or cre$1 :o are to h 

absolute lib]ty 9 ! treatm5t ( _!       
subject4     ,,=eword   ,mr4 ,ar?ur     
,davis1 9 ^: memory has be5 f\nd$ !     
s]ies ( ,lectures devot$ to ! fo/]+ (   
,hebraic ?\ght & le>n+1 ( :i* ?is is !  
fir/1 0 born 9 #ahdf & di$ on ! fir/ day
 ( ,passov]1 #aijf4 ,8 *ildhood 0 sp5t 9
 ! t[n ( ,d]by1 :]e !re 0 !n no         
,synagogue or ,jewi% m9i/] or tea*] (   
,hebrew4 ,spontane\sly he develop$ a    
/rong ,jewi% consci\sness1 & an         
en?usiasm = ! ,hebrew language1 :i* l$  
him to become "o ( its greate/ s*ol>s 9 
?is1 or any o!r1 c\ntry4  ,he 0 able to 
put 8 le>n+ to good use4 ,he obs]v$ !   
wise maxim ( ,leon>do da ,v9ci1 ,avoid  
/udies ( :i* ! result dies ) ! work]4   
,he 0 n "o ( ^? le>n$ m51 ( :om !re are 
_m examples--a rec5t & conspicu\s       
in/ance 0 ! late ,"l ,acton--^: m9ds are
 s *ok$ ) ! accumulations ( ! k !y h    
absorb$ t !y c produce little or no?+4  
,8 output1 ?\gh n prolific1 0           
sub/antial4 ,9 middle life he wrote a   
volume on ,! ,hebrew ,acc5ts ( !        

,tw5ty-"o ,books ( ! ,bible1 :i* has    
become a classical au?ority on t some:at
 recondite subject4 ,x 0 he :o orig9at$ 
& plann$ ! new edition ( ! ,fe/ival     
,pray] ,book 9 six volumes1 & he wrote  
mo/ ( ! prose translations4 ,:5 he di$1 
?\gh only two volumes out ( ! six _h be5
 publi%$1 he left ! :ole ( ! text       
complete4 ,to ,mr4 ,h]b]t ,m4 ,adl]1 :o 
_h be5 8 collaborator f ! beg9n+1 fell !
 f9i%+ ( ! great editorial task4  ,n    
lea/ ( 8 s]vices lay 9 ! fact t he _h   
transmitt$ mu* ( 8 k to 8 two daught]s1 
:o h wor?ily cont9u$ 8 tradition (      
,hebrew s*ol>%ip & culture4  ,ar?ur     
,davis's life "w1 !n1 0 t ( a /ud5t &   
int]pret] ( ,hebrew4 ,x is a pr(\ndly   
int]e/+ fact t1 9 our age1 movem5ts h   
be5 set on foot 9 m ?an "o direction = !
 revival ( languages :i* 7 dead or dy+4 
,we see be=e our eyes ,wel% & ,iri% 9   
process ( be+ sav$ f ext9ction1 ) ! hope
 p]haps ( re/or+ _! anci5t glories 9    
poetry & prose4 ,su* movem5ts %[ t our  
"t is n s utilit>ian & mat]iali/ic z is 

(t5 suppos$4 ,a simil> revivify+ process
 is affect+ ,hebrew4 ,= c5turies x has  
be5 pres]v$ z a ritual language1 %elt]$ 
)9 ! walls ( ! ,synagogue2 (t5 n fully  
und]/ood1 & nev] spok51 by ! memb]s ( ! 
congregations4 ,n[ x is becom+ 9        
,pale/9e once m a liv+ & spok5 language4
  ,hebrew is "o example among _m ( a    
language outliv+ = purposes ( ritual its
 use 9 ord9>y spee*4 ,a ritual is reg>d$
 z a sacr$ ?+1 un*ang+1 & usually       
un*angeable1 except z ! result ( "s     
great religi\s upheaval4 ,! language 9  
:i* x is fram$ cont9ues fix$1 amid !    
sl[ly develop+ conditions ( ! workaday  
_w4 ,(t51 inde$1 ! use ( an anci5t      
language1 :i* has gradually fall5 into  
disuse among ! p1 is delib]ately ma9ta9$
 = ! air ( my/]y & ( awe :i* is convey$ 
by its use1 & :i* has some?+ ( ! same   
effect ^u ! intellect z ! dim religi\s  
light ( a ca!dral has ^u ! emotions4    
,fur!r1 x res]ves to ! prie/hood a k9d (
 esot]ic k1 :i* gives !m an additional  
au?ority t !y w\ld desire to ma9ta94 ,s 

we f9d t 9 ! days ( ,m>cus ,aurelius an 
anci5t ,salian liturgy 0 us$ 9 ! ,roman 
temples :i* _h become almo/             
un9telligible to ! wor%ipp]s4 ,! ritual 
( ! religion ( ,isis 9 ,greece 01 at !  
same p]iod1 conduct$ 9 an unkn[n tongue4
 ,9 ! pres5t age ,*ur* ,slavonic1 !     
ecclesia/ical language ( ! or?odox      
,slavs1 is only j intelligible to !     
peasantry ( ,russia & ! neighb\r+ ,slav 
c\ntries4 ,! ,buddhi/s ( ,*9a conduct _!
 s]vices 9 ,sanscrit1 :i* nei!r ! monks 
nor ! p und]/&1 & ! s]vices ( !         
,buddhi/s 9 ,japan are ei!r 9 ,sanscrit 
or 9 anci5t ,*9ese4 ,i believe x is a   
fact t 9 ,abyss9ia1 aga91 ! liturgy is 9
 a language call$ ,geez1 :i* is no long]
 9 use z a liv+ tongue & is n und]/ood4 
,b we ne$ n g to e>li] c5turies or to   
di/ant c\ntries = examples4 ,9 any      
,roman ,ca?olic *ur* 9 ,london to-day y 
w f9d ! s]vice conduct$ 9 a language    
:i*1 if und]/ood at all by ! g5]al body 
( ! congregation1 has be5 le>nt by !m   
only = ! purposes ( ! liturgy4  ,( all  

^! ritual languages :i* h outliv$ _!    
curr5t use & h be5 pres]v$ = religi\s   
purposes alone1 ,hebrew is1 s f> z ,i am
 aw>e1 ! only "o :i* has ev] %[$ signs (
 r5ew+ its old vitality--l ! roses (    
,j]i*o :i* appe> to be dead & %rivell$ b
 :i*1 :5 plac$ 9 wat]1 recov] _!        
vitality & _! bloom4 ,we may jo9 9 hop+ 
t aga9 9 ,pale/9e ,hebrew may recov]    
some?+ ( its old supremacy 9 ! field (  
morals & ( intellect4  ,to r5d] ?is     
possible ! "w ( s*ol>s su* z ,ar?ur     
,davis has contribut$4 ,to him ?is 0 a  
lab\r ( love1 & = love4 ,he w\ld receive
 no paym5t = any ( 8 religi\s "w or     
writ+s4 ,"p ( ! pr(its t accru$ f !     
publication ( 8 edition ( ,! ,s]vices ( 
! ,synagogue has be5 devot$ to ! =mation
 ( a fund f :i* w be defray$ !          
exp5ses--aft] ! fir/--( a s]ies ( annual
 lectures on subjects ( ,jewi% int]e/1  
to be deliv]$ by m5 ( v>i\s s*ools (    
?\ght4 ,we are =tunate t ! initial      
lecture is to be deliv]$ to-day by ! mo/
 di/+ui%$ ( liv+ ,jewi% m5 ( lett]s4    

,ar?ur ,davis 0 a man ( mu* elevation & 
*>m ( "*4 ,he took an active "p 9 ! "w (
 communal1 & p>ticul>ly educational1    
organizations4 ,he 0 "o ( ^? m5--n r>e  
among ,jews1 ?\gh ! re/ ( ! _w does n   
always recognize x--:o are philan?ropic 
9 _s1 practical 9 action1 mode/1        
self-sacrific+1 devot$ to a f9e family  
life1 hav+ 9 !m mu* ( ! /ud5t & some?+  
ev5 ( ! sa9t4 ,x is fitt+ t 8 memory    
%\ld be kept alive4                     
,,h]b]t ,,samuel4     ,,*os5 ,,peoples  
,i   ,! claim t ! ,jews are a ,*os5 ,p  
has always irritat$ ! ,g5tiles4 ,f old5 
times1 wrote ,philo/ratus 9 ! ?ird      
c5tury1 ! ,jews h be5 oppos$ n only to  
,rome b to ! re/ ( humanity4 ,ev5       
,julian ! ,apo/ate1 :o design$ to       
rebuild _! ,temple1 rag$ at ! doctr9e ( 
_! election4 ,s9ai1 said ! ,rabbis ) a  
*>act]i/ic pun1 has evok$ ,s9ah 7hatr$74
  ,9 our own day1 ! di/+ui%$ e?ical     
tea*]1 ,dr4 ,/anton ,coit1 compla9s1 l  
,h\/on ,*amb]la91 t our ,bible has *eck$
 & blight$ all o!r national inspiration3

 9 8 book ,! ,s\l ( ,am]ica1 he ev5     
calls ^u me to repudiate unequivocally !
 claim to spiritual supremacy ov] all ! 
peoples ( ! _w4  ,! rec5t revelation (  
racial arrogance 9 ,g]many has provid$  
our enemies ) a new weapon4 ,g]manism is
 ,judaism1 says a writ] 9 ! ,am]ican    
,bookman4 ,! proposition conta9s j t da%
 ( tru? :i* is m dang]\s ?an falsehood  
undilut$2 & ! say+ ascrib$ to ,von      
,tirpitz 9 #aiae t ! ,kais] sp5t all 8  
"t pray+ & /udy+ ,hebrew may s]ve to    
give x col\r4 ,z he talks to-day at     
,potsdam & ,b]l91 says ,v]ha]51 9 8 book
 ,belgium's ,agony1 ! ,k+s ( ,israel &  
_! prophets talk$ six ?\s& ye>s ago at  
,j]usalem4 ,! *ronology is *>act]i/ic ( 
anti-,semitic loos5ess3 six ?\s& ye>s   
ago ! _w by ,hebrew reckon+ _h n be5    
creat$1 & at any rate ! !n ,k+s (       
,j]usalem 7 n ,jewi%4 ,b x is und5iable 
t ,g]manism1 l ,judaism1 has evolv$ a   
doctr9e ( special election4 ,spiritual 9
 ! tea*+ ( ,fi*te & ,treits*ke1 !       
doctr9e became gross & n>r[ 9 ! ,deuts*e

 ,religion ( ,fri$ri* ,lange4 ,! ,g]man 
p is ! elect ( ,god & its enemies are ! 
enemies ( ! ,"l4 ,& ?is ,g]man ,god1 l !
 popul> idea ( ,jehovah1 is a ,man ( ,w>
 :o dem&s eye = eye1 too? = too?1 &     
cries ) savage sublimity3--      ,i w   
r5d] v5geance to ,m9e adv]s>ies1     ,& 
w recomp5se !m t hate ,me1     ,i w make
 ,m9e arr[s drunk ) blood1     ,& my    
sword %all dev\r fle%4  ,judaism has ev5
 its ,song ( ,hate1 accompani$ on !     
timbrel by ,miriam4 ,! treatm5t ( !     
,amalekites & o!r ,pale/9e tribes is a  
byword4 ,we utt]ly de/roy$ e city1      
,deut]onomy decl>es2 ! m5 & ! wom5 & !  
little ones2 we left none rema9+2 only !
 cattle we took = a prey unto ourselves 
) ! spoil ( ! cities4 ,david1 :o is     
promis$ ( ,god t 8 se$ %all be en?ron$ =
 ev]1 slew surr5d]$ ,moabites 9 cold    
blood1 & ,judas ,maccabu1 ! o!r w>rior  
h]o ( ! race1 :5 ! neutral city (       
,ephron refus$ 8 army passage1 took !   
city1 slew e male 9 x1 & pass$ across   
its burn+ ru9s & ble$+ bodies4 ,!       

prophet ,isaiah pictures ! weal? (      
nations--! phrase is 81 n ,adam         
,smi?'s--/ream+ to ,zion by argosy &    
c>avan4 ,= t nation & k+dom t w n s]ve  
!e %all p]i%4444 ,ali5s %all build up ?y
 walls1 & _! k+s %all m9i/] unto !e4 ,?\
 %alt suck ! milk ( nations4 ,! ,"l said
 unto me1 says ! second ,psalm1 ,?\ art 
,my son1 ?is day h ,i begott5 !e4 ,ask (
 ,me & ,i w give ! nations = ?9e        
inh]itance4444 ,?\ %alt break !m ) a rod
 ( iron4  ,nor are su* ideas disc>d$ by 
! synagogue ( to-day4 ,e ,saturday night
 ! or?odox ,jew repeats ! pray] =       
mat]ial prosp]ity & ! promise ( ultimate
 glory3 ,?\ %alt l5d unto _m nations b  
?\ %alt n borr[2 & ?\ %alt rule ov] _m  
nations b !y %all n rule ov] !e4 ,our   
,fa!r1 our ,k+1 he prays at ! ,new ,ye>1
 av5ge be=e our eyes ! blood ( ,?y      
s]vants t has be5 spilt4 ,& at !        
,passov] ,s$] ,s]vice he /ill repeats ! 
,psalmi/'s appeal to ,god to p\r out ,8 
wra? on ! hea!n :o h consum$ ,jacob &   
laid wa/e 8 dwell+4 ,pursue !m 9 ang] & 

de/roy !m f "u ! heav5s ( ! ,"l6        
,,ii   ,mu* might1 ( c\rse1 be adduc$ to
 mitigate ! seem+ f]ocity or egotism (  
^! passages4 ,x w\ld be inde$ /range if 
,prussia1 :i* ,napoleon wittily describ$
 z hat*$ f a cannon-ball1 %\ld be f\nd  
really resembl+ ,juda1 ^: national      
greet+ 0 ,peace2 ^: prophet ,ezekiel    
proclaim$ 9 words ( flame & ?und] ,god's
 judgm5t ^u ! great milit>y empires (   
antiquity2 ^: m$ival poet ,kalir has    
left 9 our ,new ,ye> liturgy :at might  
be almo/ a contempor>y picture ( a braz5
 autocracy t plann$ 9 secret1 p]=m$ 9   
d>+4 ,&1 z a matt] ( fact1 "s ( ^!      
passages are torn f _! context4 ,!      
pictures ( ,messianic prosp]ity1 =      
example1 are inv>iably set 9 an e?ical  
framework3 ! all-dom9ant ,israel is also
 to be all-righte\s4 ,! blood t is to be
 av5g$ is ! blood ( m>tyrs :o w5t ?r\gh 
fire & wat] = ! sanctification ( ,?y "n4
  ,b let u take ^! passages at _!       
nak$e/4 ,let u ignore--z completely z   
,jesus did--t ! legal p5alty ( eye = eye

 _h be5 commut$ into a money p5alty by !
 great majority ( e>ly ,ph>isaic lawy]s4
 ,is n t v maxim to-day ! clam\r$ policy
 ( ,*ri/ian multitudes8 ,de/roy !m f "u 
! heav5s ( ! ,"l6 ,:5 ?is is !          
imprecation ( a ,veha]5 or a ,maet]l9ck 
ov] ,belgium & n ( a m$ival ,jew ov] !  
desolat$ home ( ,jacob1 is x n felt z a 
righte\s cry ( ! he>t8 ,nay1 only ! o!r 
,sunday an ,engli%woman 9 a c\ntry      
draw+-room assur$ me %e w\ld l to kill e
 ,g]man--man or woman--) h] own h&6  ,& 
"h we see ! absurdity ( judg+ ! ,bible  
outside its hi/oric conditions1 or by   
/&>ds n comp>ative4 ,said ,james ,h9ton1
 ,! ,bible ne$s int]pret+ by ,nature ev5
 z ,nature by x4 ,& x is by ?is canon t 
we mu/ int]pret ! concept ( a ,*os5 ,p1 
& s mu* else 9 our ,scriptures4 ,x is   
,life alone t c give u ! clue to !      
,bible4 ,?is is ! only ,guide to !      
,p]plex$1 & ,maimonides b made confusion
 worse conf\nd$ :5 by allegations (     
allegory & o!r devices ( ! apologi/ he  
lab\r$ to reconcile ! ,bible )          

,ari/otle4 ,equally futile 0 ! ef=t (   
,manasseh b5 ,israel to reconcile x )   
itself4 ,! ,b>ai?a ( ,rabbi ,i%mael t :5
 two texts are discrepant a ?ird text   
mu/ be f\nd to reconcile !m is b a      
temptation to t di/ort$ dialectic kn[n z
 ,pilpul4 ,! only true ,conciliador is  
hi/ory1 ! only real reconcil] human     
nature4 ,an allegoriz+ rationalism l    
,rambam's leads n[h]e--or r ev]y:]e4 ,! 
same me?od t s(t5$ ! ,ori5tal amor\sness
 ( ,! ,song ( ,solomon into an allegory 
( ,god's love = ,israel became1 9 ! h&s 
( ,*ri/ianity1 an allegory ( ,*ri/'s    
love = ,8 ,*ur*4 ,b if ,reason _c       
always--z ,ba*ya imag9$--confirm        
tradition1 x c expla9 x hi/orically4 ,x 
c dis5tangle ! l[] /r&s f ! high] 9 t   
motley collection ( national lit]ature  
:i*1 ext5d+ ov] _m g5]ations ( au?or%ip1
 /reak$ ) /ray$ fragm5ts ( ,aramaic1    
v>y+ f ! idyll ( ,ru? to ! apocalyptic  
dreams ( ,daniel1 & depriv$ by ,job &   
,ecclesia/es ( ev5 a rambl+ epical      
unity1 is naturally obnoxi\s to         

criticism :5 put =w>d z "o uni=m ,book1 
/ill m :5 put =w>d z uni=mly div9e4 ,=  
my "p ,i am m lo/ 9 wond] ov] ! p t     
produc$ & pres]v$ & ! ,synagogue t      
select$ & canoniz$ s m>vell\s a         
lit]ature1 ?an dismay$ because          
occasionally amid ! organ-music ( its   
,miltons & ,wordswor?s !re is he>d !    
primeval saga-note ( h]oic savag]y4     
,,iii   ,z ,joseph ,jacobs rem9d$ u 9 8 
,biblical ,ar*ology & z ,sir ,james     
,fraz] is j illu/rat+ afre%1 ! :ole (   
,hebrew ritual is p]meat$ by savage     
survivals1 a fact recogniz$ by          
,maimonides himself :5 he decl>$ t      
,moses adapt$ idolatr\s practices to a  
pur] wor%ip4 ,israel 0 environ$ by      
b>b>\s practices & gradually rose beyond
 !m4 ,& x 0 ! same ) concepts z )       
practices4 ,judaism1 :i* add$ to !      
,bible ! fruits ( c5turies ( spiritual  
evolution 9 ! %ape ( ! ,talmud1 has     
pass$ utt]ly beyond ! m primitive /ages 
( ! ,old ,te/am5t1 ev5 z x has replac$  
polygamy by monogamy4 ,t ,song ( ,hate  

at ! ,r$ ,sea 0 wip$ out1 = example1 by 
! (t-quot$ ,midra% 9 :i* ,god rebukes ! 
angels :o wi%$ to jo9 9 ! song4 ,h[ c ye
 s+ :5 ,my creatures are p]i%+8 ,! v    
miracles ( ! ,old ,te/am5t 7 side-track$
 by ! ,rabb9ic exposition t !y 7 m]ely  
special creations antec$5t to t         
un*angeable sy/em ( nature :i* w5t its  
c\rse1 h[ev] fools suff]$4 ,our daily   
bread1 said ! sages1 is z miracul\s z ! 
division ( ! ,r$ ,sea4 ,& ! dry retort (
 ! sob]e/ ( ,ph>isaic ,rabbis1 :5 a     
voice f heav5 int]f]$ ) ! vot+ on a     
legal po9t1 en ma%g*9 be-ba?kol--,we _c 
h reg>d to ! ,ba? ,kol1 ! ,torah is =   
e>?1 n heav5--0 a sign t1 = "o s*ool (  
?\ght at lea/1 reason & ! democratic    
pr9ciple 7 n to be br[beat51 & t ! era (
 miracles 9 ,judaism 0 ov]4 ,! v        
incoh]5ce ( ! ,talmud1 its confusion (  
voices1 is an index ( free ?9k+4        
,po/-biblical ,israel has _h a v]itable 
galaxy ( ?9k]s & sa9ts1 f ,maimonides   
its ,aqu9as to ,crescas its ,duns       
,scotus1 f ,m5delssohn its ,erasmus to !

 ,baal-,%em its ,/4 ,francis4 ,b x has  
be5 at once ! weakness & ! /r5g? (      
or?odox ,judaism nev] to h made a brea* 
) its pa/2 possibly out ( too great a   
rev]5ce = hi/ory1 possibly out (        
ov]-consid]ation = ! masses1 ^: m5tality
 w\ld 9 any case h trans=m$ ! new back  
aga9 to ! old4 ,?us x has c>ri$ its :ole
 lumb] pi\sly =w>d1 ev5 z ! human body  
is1 accord+ to evolutioni/s1 a v]itable 
museum ( relics1 or z :ales h ve/iges ( 
h9d legs ) n[ immovable1 muscles4       
,already 9 ! ,p]sian p]iod ,judaism _h  
begun to evolve ! s]vice ( ! ,synagogue1
 b x did n %$ ! animal sacrifices1 & ev5
 :5 ^! 7 abruptly end$ by ! de/ruction (
 ! ,temple1 & ,jo*anan b5 ,zaccai mu/   
ne$s sub/itute pray] & *>ity1 ,judaism  
/ill pres]v$ ?r\gh ! ages ! nom9al hope 
( _! re/oration4 ,s t ev5 7 ! ,jehovah (
 ! ,old ,te/am5t ! fee-fi-fo-fum ogre ( 
popul> imag9ation1 t tyrant ( ! heav5s  
^: unfairness 9 *oos+ ,israel 0 only    
equall$ by its bad ta/e1 x w\ld n foll[ 
t ,judaism _h n sil5tly replac$ him by a

 nobl] ,deity c5turies ago4 ,! tru? is1 
h[ev]1 t x is precisely 9 ! ,old        
,te/am5t t is rea*$ ! highe/ e?ical note
 ev] yet s\nd$1 n only by ,judaism b by 
man1 & t ?is mass ( lit]ature is s      
saturat$ ) ! conception ( a p *os5 n =  
its own b = univ]sal salvation1 t ! m   
mat]ial prophecies--evok$ moreov] 9 !   
bitt]ness ( exile1 z ,belgian poets are 
n[ mov$ to =etell re/oration &          
glory--are practically swamp$4 ,at !    
wor/1 we may say !re are two conflict+  
curr5ts ( ?\ght1 z !re are 9 ! bosom ( e
 nation1 "o prim>ily self-reg>d+1 & !   
o!r sett+ t[>ds ! l>g] life ( humanity4 
,x may help u to und]/& ! p>adox ( !    
junction ( ,israel's glory ) ,god's1 if 
we rememb] t ! mo/ inspir$ ( mortals1 ^?
 ^: life is consecrat$ to an art1 a     
social re=m1 a political r$emption1 are 
r>ely able to sep>ate ! success ( _!    
mission f _! own individual success or  
at lea/ individual importance4 ,ev5     
,jesus look$ =w>d to 8 twelve legions ( 
angels & 8 seat at ! "r h& ( ,p[]4 ,b 9 

no o!r nation kn[n to hi/ory has !      
balance ( motives be5 ca/ s ov]:elm+ly  
on ! side ( idealism4 ,an episode relat$
 by ,josephus t\*+ ,pontius ,pilate     
s]ves to illum9ate ! m fam\s episode 9  
:i* he figures4 ,:5 he br\ght ! ,roman  
ensigns ) ,cs>'s effigies to ,j]usalem1 
! ,jews s we>i$ him ) _! petitions to   
remove ?is defil+ deification t at la/  
he surr\nd$ ! petition]s ) soldi]s &    
m5ac$ !m ) imm$iate dea? unless !y ceas$
 to pe/] & w5t home4 ,b !y ?rew !mselves
 ^u ! gr\nd & laid _! necks b>e & said  
!y w\ld take _! dea?s v will+ly r ?an ! 
wisdom ( _! laws %\ld be transgress$4 ,&
 ,pilate1 t\*$1 remov$ ! effigies4 ,su* 
a /ory expla9s at once h[ ! ,jews c\ld  
produce ,jesus & :y !y c\ld n wor%ip    
him4  ,god's witnesses1 a light ( !     
nations1 a suff]+ s]vant1 a k+dom (     
prie/s--! old ,te/am5t metaphors =      
,israel's mission are z num]\s z !y are 
noble4 ,& ! lyrics 9 :i* !y occur are   
unp>allel$ 9 lit]ature = _! fusion (    
e?ical passion ) poetical beauty4 ,take1

 = example1 ! =ty-second *apt] (        
,isaiah4 7,i quote z 9 gratitude b\nd ! 
accurate ,jewi% v]sion ( ! ,bible we owe
 to ,am]ica47      ,behold ,my s]vant   
:om ,i uphold2     ,m9e elect 9 :om ,my 
s\l delighte?2     ,i h put ,my _s ^u   
him1     ,he %all make ! "r to g =? to !
 nations3     ,he %all n fail or be     
cru%$     ,till he h set ! "r on ! e>?1 
,& ! isles %all wait = 8 tea*+4     ,?us
 sai? ,god ! ,,"l1     ,he t creat$ !   
heav5s1 & /ret*$ !m =?1     ,he t spread
 =? ! e>? & t :i* come? out ( x1     ,he
 t give? bread unto ! p ^u x1     ,& _s 
to !m t walk !re93     ,i ! ,,"l h call$
 !e 9 righte\sness1     ,& h tak5 hold (
 ?y h&1     ,& kept !e1 & set !e = a    
cov5ant ( ! p1     ,= a light ( !       
nations2     ,to op5 ! bl9d eyes1       
,to br+ out ! prison]s f ! dungeon1     
,& !m t sit 9 d>kness out ( !           
prison-h\se4  ,nev] 0 ideal less tribal3
 x is /ill ! dynamic impulse ( all      
civilization4 ,let ju/ice well up z     
wat]s & righte\sness z a mighty /ream4  

,nation %all n lift sword aga9/ nation1 
nei!r %all !re be w> any m4  ,nor does  
?is mission m>* always ) ! pageantry (  
ext]nal triumph4 ,despis$ & =sak5 ( m51 
,isaiah pa9ts ,israel4 ,yet he bore ! s9
 ( _m4 ,& made int]cession = !          
transgressors 444 ) 8 /ripes we 7 heal$4
  ,happily all t is be/ 9 ,*ri/5dom     
recognizes1 ) ,ku55 or ,mat!w ,arnold1 !
 gr&eur ( ! ,old ,te/am5t ideal4 ,b t   
?is ideal p5etrat$ equally to our       
ev]yday liturgy is less und]/ood ( ! _w4
 ,bless$ art ,?\1 ,o ,"l our ,god1 :o   
ha/ *os5 ,israel f all peoples & giv5   
him ! ,law4 ,"h is no *oice ( a fav\rite
 b ( a s]vant1 & :5 x is add$ t f ,zion 
%all ! ,law g =? x is obvi\s :at t      
s]vant's task is to be4 ,:at ev]la/+    
love ha/ ,?\ lov$ ! h\se ( ,israel1 says
 ! ,ev5+ ,pray]4 ,b 9 :at does ?is love 
consi/8 ,is x t we h be5 pamp]$1        
cosset$8 ,! contr>y4 ,a ,law1 &         
comm&m5ts1 /atutes & judgm5ts ha/ ,?\   
taught u4 ,be=e ^! 7 ?und]$ f ,s9ai1 !  
hi/orian ( ! ,exodus records1 ,israel 0 

explicitly in=m$ t only by ob$i5ce to !m
 c\ld he enjoy peculi> fav\r4 ,n[ !re=e1
 if ye w he>k5 unto ,my voice inde$1 &  
keep ,my cov5ant1 !n ye %all be ,m9e own
 treasure f among all peoples2 = all !  
e>? is ,m9e2 & ye %all be unto ,me a    
k+dom ( prie/s1 & a holy nation4 ,a *os5
 p is really a *oos+ p4 ,n idly does    
,talmudical leg5d ass]t t ! ,law 0 (f]$ 
fir/ to all o!r nations & only ,israel  
accept$ ! yoke4  ,h[ f> ! discipl9e ( ! 
,law actually produc$ ! ,*os5 ,p        
po/ulat$ 9 its conf]m5t is a subtle "q =
 pragmati/s4 ,mr4 ,luci5 ,wolf once urg$
 t ! yoke ( ! ,torah _h fa%ion$ a racial
 ari/ocracy possess+ m>k$ biological    
advantages ov] av]age humanity1 z well z
 sociological sup]iorities ( temp]ance &
 family life4 ,& inde$ ! /ati/ics (     
,jewi% vitality & bra9-p[]1 & ev5 (     
arti/ic faculty1 are amaz+ en\gh to     
invite inve/igation f all eug5i/s1      
biologi/s1 & /atesm54 ,b :e!r ?is g5]al 
sup]iority--a sup]iority n inconsi/5t ) 
grave fail+s & drawbacks--is due to !   

rigor\s selection ( a tragic hi/ory1 or 
:e!r x is1 z ,anatole ,l]oy-,beaulieu   
ma9ta9s1 ! h]itage ( a civilization old]
 by ?\s&s ( ye>s ?an t ( ,europe2 :e!r !
 ,torah made ! greatness ( ! p1 or !    
p--precisely because ( its              
greatness--made ! ,torah2 :e!r we h a   
case ( natural election or artificial   
election to /udy1 x is n 9 any          
self-suffici5t sup]iority or aim !reat t
 ! ess5ce ( ,judaism lies1 b 9 an       
apo/olic altruism4 ,! old ,hebrew writ]s
 inde$--:5 "o consid]s ! impress !      
,bible 0 de/9$ to make on ! fai?1 art1 &
 imag9ation ( ! _w--might well be cr$it$
 ) ! intuition ( g5ius 9 attribut+ to _!
 p a quality ( election4 ,& ! ,jews (   
to-day 9 attribut+ to !mselves t quality
 w\ld h ! gr\nd n only ( intuition b (  
hi/ory4 ,nev]!less t election is1 ev5 by
 ,jewi% or?odoxy1 conceiv$ z design$    
solely = _w-s]vice1 = t spiritual       
mission = :i* ,israel :5 fa%ion$ 0 exil$
 & scatt]$ l w9d-borne se$s1 & ( !      
consummation ( :i* 8 ultimate           

repatriation & glory w be b ! symbol4 ,x
 is ) ,al5u t e s]vice ends--! pray] = !
 com+ ( ! ,k+dom ( ,god1 :5 ,?\ wilt    
remove ! abom9ations f ! e>?1 & ! idols 
w be utt]ly cut (f1 :5 ! _w w be p]fect$
 "u ! ,k+dom ( ! ,almighty & all !      
*ildr5 ( fle% w call ^u ,?y "n1 :5 ,?\  
wilt turn unto ,?yself all ! wick$ ( !  
e>?4444 ,9 t day ! ,"l %all be ,"o & ,8 
"n ,"o4 ,israel disappe>s altoge!r 9 ?is
 diurnal aspiration4     ,,iv   ,israel 
disappe>s1 too1 9 :ole books ( ! ,old   
,te/am5t4 ,:at has ! problem ( ,job1 !  
wisdom ( ,prov]bs1 or ! pessimism (     
,ecclesia/es to d ) ! ,jew specifically8
 ,! ,psalt] w\ld sc>cely h _h s univ]sal
 an appeal _h x be5 ess5tially root$ 9 a
 race4  ,9 ! magnific5t cosmic poem (   
,psalm civ--half ,:itman1 half ,/4      
,francis--n only 8 fell[-man b all      
creation comes "u ! b5$iction ( !       
,hebrew poet's mood4 ,! high hills are =
 ! wild goats2 ! rocks are a refuge = ! 
conies4444 ,! "y lions ro> aft] _! prey1
 & seek _! food f ,god 444 man goe? =?  

unto 8 "w1 & to 8 lab\r until ! ev5+4   
,ev5 9 a m primitive ,hebrew poet ! same
 cosmic univ]salism reveals itself4 ,to 
! b>d ( ,g5esis ! ra9b[ betok5s n m]ely 
a cov5ant betwe5 ,god & man b a cov5ant 
betwe5 ,god & e liv+ creature ( all fle%
 t is ^u ! e>?4  ,t ! my? ( ! tribalism 
( ! ,jewi% ,god %\ld p]si/ 9 face ( su* 
passages c only be expla9$ by ! fact t  
,he %>es 9 ! unpopul>ity ( ,8 p4 ,mr4   
,wells1 = example1 9 8 f9ely felt b     
intellectually incoh]5t book1 ,god !    
,invisible ,k+1 dismisses ,him z a      
malignant & p>tisan ,deity1 jeal\s &    
pettily /r+5t4 ,at mo/ "o is entitl$ to 
say ) ,mr4 ,israel ,abrahams 9 8 pr(\nd 
little book on ,judaism t ,god1 9 ! e>ly
 lit]ature a tribal1 non-moral ,deity1 0
 9 ! lat] lit]ature a righte\s rul]1 :o1
 ) ,amos & ,hosea1 lov$ & dem&$         
righte\sness 9 man1 & t !re 0 an        
expansion f a national to a univ]sal    
,rul]4 ,b if by e>ly lit]ature anybody  
und]/& simply ,g5esis1 if he imag9es t !
 evolution>y movem5t 9 ,judaism proce$s 

regul>ly f ,abraham to ,isaiah1 he is   
grossly 9 error4 ,no d\bt all e>ly gods 
are tribal1 all e>ly religions connect$ 
) ! he>? & ance/or wor%ip1 b ! ,god (   
,isaiah is already 9 ,g5esis1 & ! tribal
 ,god has to be exhum$ f practically all
 p>ts ( ! ,bible4 ,b ev5 9 ! crudities (
 ,g5esis or ,judges t h escap$ editor%ip
 ,i _c f9d ,mr4 ,wells's malignant      
,deity--,he is really ! invisible ,k+4  
,! v fir/ "t ,jehovah appe>s 9 ,8 tribal
 aspect 7,g5esis xii47 ,8 promise to    
bless ,abraham ends ) ! assurance--& x  
almo/ inv>iably accompanies all !       
repetitions ( ! promise--,& 9 !e %all   
all ! families ( ! e>? be bless$4 ,nay1 
z ,i po9t$ out 9 my essay on ,! ,gods ( 
,g]many1 ! v fir/ words ( ! ,bible1 ,9 !
 beg9n+ ,god creat$ ! heav5 & ! e>?1    
/rike a magnific5t note ( univ]salism1  
:i* is su/a9$ 9 ! d]ivation ( all       
humanity f ,adam1 & aga9 f ,noah1 ) "o  
orig9al language4 ,nor is ?is a mod]n   
gloss1 = ! ,talmud already d$uces !     
int]pretation4 ,rac9e's ,e/h] 9 ! noble 

l9es laud$ by ,voltaire might be almo/  
rebuk+ ,mr4 ,wells3--      ,ce ,dieu1   
matre absolu de la t]re et des cieux1   
,n'e/ po9t tel que l'erreur le figure   
vos yeux3     ,l',et]nel e/ son nom1 le 
monde e/ son ouvrage2     ,il ent5d les 
s\pirs de l'humble qu'on outrage1       
,juge t\s les mortels avec d'gales lois1
     ,et du haut de son trne int]roge   
les rois4  --!re is ! true ,hebrew note1
 ! note d5\nc$ ( ,nietzs*e4  ,is ?is    
notori\s tribal ,god ! ,god ( !         
,mesopotamian %eikh ^: se$ 0 s          
invidi\sly *os58 ,well1 b ( ?is ,god    
,abraham asks--9 :at ,i mu/ cont9ue to  
call ! epo*al s5t5ce 9 ! ,bible--,%all n
 ! ,judge ( all ! e>? d "r8 ,abraham1 9 
fact1 bids ,god d[n z 9 "s div9e ,dut*  
auction--,sodom is n to be de/roy$ if x 
holds fifty1 =ty-five1 =ty1 ?irty1      
tw5ty1 nay t5 righte\s m54 ,comp>e ?is  
e?ical developm5t ( ! ance/or ( ,judaism
 ) t ( ,pope ,gregory ,,xiii1 9 !       
sixte5? c5tury1 "s ?irty-"o c5turies    
lat]3 ,civitas i/a pote/ esse de/rui    

qu&o 9 ea plures sunt hretici 7,a city  
may be de/roy$ :5 x h>b\rs a numb] (    
h]etics74 ,& ?is claim ( man to         
criticize ,god ,jehovah freely conc$es4 
,?us ! ,god ( ,abraham is no ,god ( a   
tribe1 b1 l ! ,god ( ! ,rabbi :o prote/$
 aga9/ ! ,ba?-,kol1 ! ,god ( ,reason &  
,love4 ,z cle>ly z = ! n9ete5?-c5tury   
,m>t9eau1 ! seat ( au?ority 9 ,religion 
has pass$ to ! human consci5ce4 ,god    
,himself appeals to x 9 t inv]sion ( !  
,sodom /ory1 ! /ory ( ,jonah1 ^: tea*+  
is f> great] & m wond]ful ?an its fi%4  
,& ?is ,abrahamic tradition ( free ?\ght
 is cont9u$ by ,moses1 :o boldly comes  
betwe5 ,jehovah & ! p ,he designs to    
de/roy4 ,:]e=e %\ld ! ,egyptians speak1 
say+1 ,= evil did ,he br+ !m =? to slay 
!m 9 ! m\nta9s4448 ,turn f ,?y fi]ce    
wra? & rep5t ( ?is evil aga9/ ,?y p4    
,moses goes on to rem9d ,him ( !        
cov5ant1 ,& ! ,"l rep5t$ ( ! evil :i*   
,he said ,he w\ld d unto ,8 p4 ,9 ! same
 *apt]1 ! p hav+ made a gold5 calf1     
,moses (f]s 8 life = _! s92 ! ,old      

,te/am5t "h1 z 9 s _m places1 anticipat+
 ! s-call$ ,new1 b reject+ ! notion (   
vic>i\s atonem5t s dra/ically t !       
attempt ( dogmatic ,*ri/ianity to base  
itself on ! ,old ,te/am5t c only be     
describ$ z text-bl9d4 ,& ! great answ] (
 ,jehovah to ,moses's que/ion+--,i ,,am 
,,t ,i ,,am--yields already ! pr(\nd    
metaphysical ,deity ( ,maimonides1 t    
invisible ,k+ :om ! anonym\s ,new ,ye>  
liturgi/ celebrates z3        ,highe/   
div9ity1     ,dyna/ ( endlessness1      
,timeless respl5d5cy1     ,wor%ipp$     
et]nally1       ,"l ( ,inf9ity6  ,& !   
fact t ,moses himself 0 m>ri$ to an     
,egyptian woman & t a mix$ multitude w5t
 up ) ! ,jews out ( ,egypt %[s t ! n>r[ 
tribalism ( ,ezra & ,nehemiah1 ) !      
regrettable rejection ( ! ,sam>itans1 0 
b a tempor>y political necessity2 :ile !
 subsequ5t admission into ! canon ( !   
book ( ,ru?1 ) its moral ( ! desc5t ( ! 
,messiah himself f a ,moabite woman1 is 
an index t univ]salism 0 /ill unconqu]$4
 ,we h1 9 fact1 ! recurr+ cla% (        

c5tripetal & c5trifugal =ces1 & :at     
assur$ ! p]si/5ce & assures ! ultimate  
triumph ( ! latt] is t ! race be+ "o ) !
 religion c\ld n resi/ t religion's     
univ]sal implications4 ,if !re 7 only a 
s+le ,god1 & ,he a ,god ( ju/ice & ! _w1
 h[ c\ld ,he be conf9$ to ,israel8 ,!   
,mission c\ld n b come4 ,! true ,god1   
urges ,mr4 ,wells1 has no scorn or hatr$
 = ^? :o seek ,him ?r\gh idols4 ,t is   
exactly :at ,ibn ,gabirol said 9 #ajej4 
,b ^? bl9d seek]s ne$$ guid+4 ,religion1
 9 fact1 n race1 has always be5 ! gov]n+
 pr9ciple 9 ,jewi% hi/ory4 ,i d n "k !  
orig9 ( ! t]m ,jew1 says ,dion ,cassius1
 born 9 ! second c5tury4 ,! "n is us$1  
h[ev]1 to designate all :o obs]ve !     
cu/oms ( ?is p1 ev5 ?\gh !y be ( diff]5t
 race4 ,:]e inde$ lay ! privilege ( !   
,*os5 ,p :5 ! ,talmud def9$ a           
non-idolat] z a ,jew1 & rank$ a ,g5tile 
le>n$ 9 ! ,torah z great] ?an ! ,high   
,prie/8 ,su* le>n$ proselytes arose 9   
,aquila & ,!odotion ea* ( :om made a    
,greek v]sion ( ! ,bible2 :ile ! or?odox

 ,jew h>dly reg>ds 8 ,hebrew text z     
complete unless accompani$ by ! ,aramaic
 v]sion popul>ly ascrib$ to ! proselyte 
,onkelos4 ,! disagreeable ref]5ces to   
proselytes 9 ,rabb9ic lit]ature1 !      
difficulties ?r[n 9 _! way1 & !         
grotesque conception ( _! /atus t[>ds _!
 =m] families1 _c c\nt]balance ! fact1  
e/abli%$ by ,rad9 9 8 le>n$ "w1 ,! ,jews
 ,among ! ,greeks & ,romans1 t !re 0 a  
c>efully plann$ ef=t ( propag&a4 ,does n
 inde$ ,jesus tell ! ,ph>isees3 ,ye     
compass sea & l& to make "o proselyte8  
,d n ,juv5al & ,horace compla9 ( ?is    
,judais+8 ,7 n ! ,idumeans proselytis$  
almo/ by =ce8 ,! ,sabba? & ! ,jewi%     
fa/s1 says ,lecky1 d\btless foll[+      
,josephus1 became famili> facts 9 all ! 
great cities4 ,& ,josephus himself 9 t  
answ] to ,apion1 :i* ,judaism has       
/rangely fail$ to rank z "o ( its       
greate/ docum5ts1 decl>es 9 noble       
language3 ,!re ought to be b "o ,temple 
= "o ,god 444 & ?is ,temple common to   
all m51 because ,he is ! common ,god (  

all m54  ,x w\ld be a v t\gh tribal ,god
 t c\ld survive wor%ipp]s ( ?is temp]4  
,an anci5t ,midra% taught t 9 ! ,temple 
!re 7 sev5ty sacrifices (f]$ = ! sev5ty 
nations4 ,= ! m$ival & rationali/       
,maimonides ! election ( ,israel sc>cely
 exi/s--ev5 ! ,messiah is only to be a  
righte\s ,conqu]or1 ^: success w be !   
te/ ( 8 g5u95ess4 ,& ,sp9oza--?\gh he1 (
 c\rse1 is outside ! developm5t ( !     
,synagogue prop]--refus$ to see 9 ! ,jew
 any sup]iority save ( ! sociological   
sy/em = ensur+ 8 et]nity4 ,!            
comp>atively mod]n ,*assidism1          
anticipat+ ,mazz9i1 tea*es t e nation & 
language has a special *annel ?r\gh :i* 
x receives ,god's gifts4 ,( contempor>y 
,re=m ,judaism1 ! motto ,h we n "o fa!r1
 ha? n "o ,god creat$ u8 0 =mally adopt$
 z ! motto ( ! ,congress ( ,religions at
 ,wa%+ton4 ,! =ces ( democracy are      
,israel1 cries ! ,am]ican ,jew1 ,david  
,lub91 9 an ultra-mod]n adaptation ( !  
,talmudic scale ( values4 ,!re is1 9    
fact1 ?r\gh our po/-biblical lit]ature  

almo/ a note ( apology = ! assumption ( 
! ,div9e mission3 p]haps x is z mu* !   
(fspr+ ( worldly prud5ce z ( spiritual  
progress4 ,! ,talmud obs]v$ t ! ,law 0  
only giv5 to ,israel because he 0 s     
peculi>ly fi]ce he ne$$ curb+4 ,abraham 
,ibn ,daud at ! beg9n+ ( ! twelf? c5tury
 urg$ t ,god _h to reveal ,himself to "s
 nation to %[ t ,he did n hold ,himself 
alo( f ! univ]se1 leav+ its rule to !   
/>s3 x is ! v argum5t z to ! ne$ = ,*ri/
 employ$ by ,mr4 ,balf\r 9 8 ,f\ndations
 ( ,belief4 ,crescas1 9 ! f\rte5?       
c5tury1 decl>$--l an e>li] ,buckle--t ! 
excell5ce ( ! ,jew sprang m]ely f !     
excell5ce ( ,pale/9e4 ,mr4 ,abelson1 9 8
 rec5t valuable book on ,jewi% my/icism1
 alleges t :5 ,rabbi ,akiba call$ !     
,jews ,sons ( ,god he meant only t all  
o!r nations 7 idolat]s4 ,b 9 reality    
,akiba meant :at he said--:at inde$ _h  
be5 said ?r\gh\t ! ,bible f ,deut]onomy 
d[nw>ds4 ,9 ! words ( ,hosea3      ,:5  
,israel 0 a *ild1 !n ,i lov$ him1     ,&
 out ( ,egypt ,i call$ ,my son4  ,no    

evid5ce ( ! univ]salism ( ,israel's     
mission c away ) ! fact t x 0 /ill 8    
mission1 ! mission ( a ,*os5 ,p4 ,& ?is 
conviction1 p]meat+ & p5etrat+ 8 :ole   
lit]ature & broid]+ itself ) an ,ori5tal
 exub]ance ( leg5d>y fantasy1 poetic or 
pu]ile1 takes on 9 places an intimacy1  
sometimes t\*+ 9 its t5d] my/icism1     
sometimes almo/ grotesque 9 its crude   
rem9d] to ,god t aft] all ,8 own glory &
 reputation are b\nd up ) ,8 p's1 & t   
,he mu/ n g too f> 9 ,8 *a/isem5ts le/ !
 hea!n mock4 ,rev]s$1 ?is appreh5sion   
produc$ ! concept ( ! ,*illul ,ha%em1 ! 
pr(anation ( ! ,"n4 ,israel1 9 8 turn1 0
 9 hon\r b\nd n to l[] ! reputation ( ! 
,deity1 :o _h *os5 him out4 ,on !       
contr>y1 he 0 to promote ! ,kiddu%      
,ha%em ! sanctification ( ! ,"n4 ,?us ! 
doctr9e ( election made n = arrogance b 
= a s5se ( ,noblesse oblige4 ,z ! ,hymn 
( ,glory recit$ at ,new ,ye> says 9 a m 
poetic s5se3 ,8 glory is on me & m9e on 
,him4 ,he loves ,8 p1 says ! hymn1 &    
inhabits _! praises4 ,inde$1 accord+ to 

,s*e*t]1 ! anci5t ,rabbis actually      
conceiv$ ,god z exi/+ only ?r\gh        
,israel's cont9u\s te/imony & ceas+ 7   
,israel--p] impossibile--to disappe>4 ,x
 is a my/icism n )\t aff9ity to ,mr4    
,wells's4 ,a ,*assidic ,rabbi1 quot$ by 
,mr4 ,wassilevsky1 tea*es 9 ! same _s t 
,god & ,israel1 l ,fa!r & ,son1 are ea* 
incomplete )\t ! o!r4 ,9 ano!r passage (
 ,hosea--a passage recit$ at ! ev]yday  
w9d+ ( phylact]ies--! imag]y is ( w$d$  
lov]s4 ,i w betro? !e unto ,me = ev]1   
,yea ,i w betro? !e unto ,me 9          
righte\sness & 9 judgm5t & 9            
lov+-k9dness & 9 m]cy4  ,b x is 9 !     
gl[+1 poetic s\l ( ,jehuda ,ha-,levi t  
?is election ( ,israel1 l ! passion =   
,pale/9e1 f9ds its supreme &            
uncompromis+ expression4 ,israel1       
decl>es ! au?or ( ! ,cuz>i 9 a fam\s    
dictum1 is among ! nations l ! he>t     
among ! limbs4 ,d n imag9e he ref]r$ to 
! he>t z a pump1 fe$+ ! ve9s ( !        
nations--,h>vey 0 /ill five c5turies 9 !
 future--he meant ! he>t z ! c5tre (    

feel+ & ! symbol ( ! _s4 ,& exam9+ ! "q 
:y ,israel _h be5 ?us *os51 he decl>es  
plumply t x is z little wor?y (         
consid]ation z :y ! animals _h n be5    
creat$ m54 ,?is is1 ( c\rse1 ! only     
answ]4 ,! w9d ( creation & inspiration  
bl[e? :]e x li/e?4 ,z ,t5nyson said 9 a 
simil> connection3      ,& if x is s1 s 
x is1 y "k1     ,& if x be s1 s be x6   
,v   ,b al?\gh1 z ) all o!r             
manife/ations ( g5ius1 ,sci5ce _c tell u
 :y ! ,jewi% race 0 s end[$ spiritually1
 x c %[ u by p>allel cases t !re is no?+
 unique 9 consid]+ y\rself a ,*os5 ,p--z
 inde$ ! accusation ) :i* we began      
rem9ds u4 ,& x c %[ u t a nation's      
assignm5t ( a mission to itself is n a  
sudd5 gr[?4 ,unlike any o!r nation1 says
 ! le>n$ & sa9tly lead] ( ,re=m         
,judaism1 ,dr4 ,kohl]1 9 8 article on   
,*os5 ,p 9 ! ,jewi% ,encyclopdia1 !     
,jewi% p began _! c>e] consci\s ( _!    
life-purpose & _w-duty z ! prie/s &     
tea*]s ( a univ]sal religi\s tru?4 ,?is 
is inde$ a /range /atem5t1 & only on !  

!ory t its au?or 0 exp\nd+ ! biblical   
/&po9t1 & n 8 own1 c x be reconcil$ ) 8 
g5]al doctr9e ( progress & evolution 9  
,hebrew ?\ght4 ,x w\ld seem to accept ! 
,s9aitic ,cov5ant z a lit]al episode1 & 
ev5 to syn*ronise ! ,mission ) x4 ,b an 
inve/igation ( ! hi/ory ( o!r ,*os5     
,peoples w1 ,i fe>1 dissipate any notion
 t ! ,s9aitic ,cov5ant 0 o!r ?an a      
symbolic summ>y ( ! national g5ius =    
religion1 a sublime leg5d               
retrospectively creat$4 ,& ! mission to 
o!r nations mu/ h be5 evolv$ /ill lat]4 
,! conception or feel+ ( a mission grew 
up & 0 develop$ by sl[ degrees1 says    
,mr4 ,montefiore1 & ?is s\nds mu* ne>] !
 tru?4 ,=1 z ,i said1 hi/ory is ! sole  
clue to ! ,bible--hi/ory1 :i* accord+ to
 ,bacon1 is philosophy tea*+ by example4
 ,& ! m mod]n ! hi/ory is1 & ! ne>] 9   
"t1 ! bett] we c und]/& x4 ,we h be=e   
our v eyes ! mov+ spectacle ( ! newe/ ( 
nations sett+ h]self ?r\gh a            
,presid5t-,prophet ! noble/ mission ev] 
=mulat$ outside ! ,bible4 ,?r\gh ano!r  

great prophet--sprung l ,amos f !       
p--?r\gh ,abraham ,l9coln1 ,am]ica _h   
already swept away slav]y4 ,i d n "k    
exactly :5 %e began to call h]self      
,god's own c\ntry1 b h] ,national ,an!m1
 ,my ,c\ntry1 'tis ( !e1 dat+ f #ahcb1  
fixes ! date :5 ,am]ica1 soon aft] !    
second w> ) ,engl&1 :i* end$ 9 #ahad1   
consci\sly felt h]self z a ,holy ,l&2 f>
 z visitors l ,dick5s felt h] f !       
p]fection impli$ 9 h] so>+              
,spread-,eagle rhetoric4 ,! ,pilgrim    
,fa!rs w5t to ,am]ica m]ely = _! own    
fre$om ( religi\s wor%ip3 !y 7 actually 
intol]ant to o!rs4 ,f a sect>ian        
patriotism develop$ :at ,i h call$ ,!   
,melt+ ,pot1 ) its high univ]sal        
mission1 fir/ at home & n[ ov] ! _w at  
l>ge4  ,! /ages ( gr[? are /ill m cle>ly
 m>k$ 9 ,engli% hi/ory4 ,t national     
self-consci\sness :i* to-day gives      
itself ! mission ( def5d+ ! lib]ties (  
mank9d1 & :i* /&s 9 ! brea* undaunt$ &  
indomitable1 began ) t m]e insul>       
patriotism :i* f9ds su* mov+ expression 

9 ! pan ( ,%akespe>e3      ,?is happy   
bre$ ( m51 ?is little _w1     ,?is      
preci\s /one set 9 ! silv] sea1         
4     4     4     4     4     4     4   
,?is bless$ plot1 ?is e>?1 ?is realm1   
?is ,engl&1          4     4     4     4
     4     4     4     ,?is l& ( su* de>
 s\ls1 ?is de>1 de> l&4  ,?is s5se (    
itself _h be5 born only 9 ! ?irte5?     
c5tury1 & at fir/ ! gr[+ consci\sness ( 
national p[]1 ?\gh x soon develop$ an   
assurance ( special protection--! fav\r 
( ! love ( ,heav51 wrote ,milton 9 8    
,areopagitica1 we h great argum5t to ?9k
 9 a peculi> mann] propiti\s & prop5d+  
t[>ds u--0 temp]$ by t humility /ill to 
be se5 9 ! liturgy ( its ,*ur*1 :i*     
ascribes its victories n to ! might ( ! 
,engli% arm1 b to ! fav\r ( ,god4 ,b "o 
hundr$ & tw5ty-five ye>s aft]           
,%akespe>e1 ! l& :i* ! ,elizabe?an      
translators ( ! ,bible call$ ,our ,sion1
 & ^: mission1 accord+ to ,milton1 _h   
be5 to s\nd =? ! fir/ tid+s & trumpet ( 
re=mation to all ,europe1 _h sunk to !  

swagg]+ milit>ism t f\nd expression 9   
,rule1 ,britannia4      ,:5 ,brita9 fir/
 at ,heav5's comm&       ,arose f out ! 
azure ma91     ,?is 0 ! *>t] ( ! l&1    
,& gu>dian angels sung ?is /ra93        
,rule1 ,britannia1 rule ! waves2        
,britons nev] w be slaves4      ,!      
nations n s ble/ z !e       ,mu/ 9 _!   
turn to tyrants fall2     ,:ile ?\ %alt 
fl\ri%1 great & free1       ,! dread &  
envy ( !m all4      ,to !e belongs !    
rural reign1       ,?y cities %all )    
comm]ce %9e3     ,all ?9e %all be !     
subject ma91       ,& e %ore x circles1 
?9e4  ,x is ! true expression ( its     
p]iod--a p]iod :i* ,sir ,john ,seeley 9 
8 ,expansion ( ,engl& *>act]izes z !    
p]iod ( ! /ruggle ) ,france = !         
possession ( ,india & ! ,new ,_w3 !re 7 
no less ?an sev5 w>s ) ,france1 =       
,france _h replac$ ,spa9 9 t great      
competition ( ! five we/]n m>itime      
,/ates ( ,europe = ,transatlantic trade 
& colonies1 9 :i* ,seeley sums up ! bulk
 ( two c5turies ( ,european hi/ory4     

,well may ,mr4 ,*e/]ton po9t to ! s9k+ (
 ! ,armada z ! date :5 an ,old ,te/am5t 
s5se ( be+ answ]$ 9 /ormy oracles ( air 
& sea l[]$ ,engli%m5 into a ,*os5 ,p4   
,%akespe>e saw ! sea s]v+ ,engl& 9 !    
mode/ (fice ( a moat3 x 0 n[ to be !    
high-road ( ,empire4 ,! ,armada 0 %att]$
 9 #aehh4 ,9 #afjj ! ,ea/ ,india        
,company is =m$ to trade all ov] ! _w4  
,9 #afjf is f\nd$ ! ,briti% colony (    
,virg9ia & 9 #afbj ,new ,engl&4 ,x helps
 u to und]/& ! dual & conflict+ en]gies 
/imulat$ 9 ! atmosph]e ( cele/ial       
protection1 if we recall t x 0 9 #afjd t
 0 initiat$ ! great ,elizabe?an         
translation ( ! ,bible4  ,9 ,cromwell1 t
 typical ,engli%man1 ^! two /r&s (      
impulse are se5 unit$4 ,ev] conceiv+    
himself ! s]vant ( ,god1 he seiz$       
,jamaica 9 a "t ( pr(\nd peace & 9      
defiance ( treaty4 ,0 n ,ca?olic ,spa9 !
 enemy ( ,god8 ,del5da e/ ,c>?ago is 8  
feel+ t[>ds ! rival ,holl&4 ,miracles   
att5d 8 battle4 ,! ,"l by 8 ,provid5ce  
put a cl\d ov] ! ,moon1 !reby giv+ u !  

opportunity to draw (f ^? horse4 ,yet   
?is elect ( ,god ru?lessly massacres    
surr5d]$ ,iri% g>risons4 ,sir1 he writes
 ) almo/ *ildi% navet1 ,god ha? tak5    
away y\r elde/ son by a cannon %ot4 ,we 
d n ne$ ,c>lyle's w>n+ t he 0 n a       
hypocrite4 ,does n ,m>vell1 lam5t+ 8    
dea?1 record 9 words curi\sly l         
,bism>ck's t 8 deceas$ h]o      ,!      
soldi] taught t inw>d mail to we>     ,&
 fe>+ ,god1 h[ !y %\ld no?+ fe>8  ,!    
fact is t great & ma/]ful s\ls id5tify  
!mselves ) ! univ]se4 ,& s d great &    
ma/]ful nations4 ,x is a dang]\s t5d5cy4
  ,at ! dea? ( ,que5 ,anne ,engl& /ood  
at ! top ( ! nations4 ,b x 0 a greatness
 ta9t$ by ! slave-trade abroad1 &       
pov]ty1 ignorance1 & g9-dr9k+ at home4  
,we recapture ! atmosph]e ( ,rule1      
,britannia :5 we recall t ,?omson wrote 
x to ! peals ( ! joy-bells & ! fl>e ( ! 
bonfires by :i* ! mob celebrat$ its =c+ 
,walpole into a w> to safegu>d ,briti%  
trade 9 ! ,spani% ma94 ,seeley claims1  
inde$1 t ! gr[? ( ! ,empire 0 always    

sub-consci\s or semi-consci\s at its    
be/4 ,?is is n :olly true1 = 9 ,!       
,masque ( ,alfr$ 9 :i* ,rule1 ,britannia
 is en%r9$1 ,?omson displays z ke5 &    
exact a s5se ( ! l9es ( ,engl&'s de/9y z
 ,seeley acquir$ by pa9ful hi/oric      
excogitation4 ,= aft] a vision :i*      
irresi/ibly recalls ! gross] ,hebrew    
prophecies3      ,i see ?y comm]ce1     
,brita91 grasp ! _w3     ,all nations   
s]ve !e2 e =eign flood1     ,subject$1  
pays its tribute to ! ,?ames1  he po9ts 
to ! virg9 %ores beyond ! va/ ,atlantic 
surge & cries3                          
,?is new _w1     ,%ook to its c5tre1    
trembles at h] "n3     ,& !re h] sons1 )
 aim exalt$1 s[     ,! se$s ( ris+      
empire1 arts1 & arms4      ,britons1    
proce$1 ! subject deep comm&1     ,awe )
 y\r navies e ho/ile l&4     ,va9 are _!
 ?reats1 _! armies all are va93     ,!y 
rule ! balanc$ _w :o rule ! ma94  ,b y h
 only to rememb] t ,seeley's fam\s book 
0 writt5 expressly to p]suade ! ,engl& (
 #ahhc n to give up ,india & !          

,colonies1 to see h[ little ,rule1      
,britannia express$ ! tru] s\l (        
,brita94 ,! purification ( ,engl& :i* ! 
,me?odi/ movem5t began & :i* manife/$   
itself1 among o!r ?+s1 9 sweep+ away !  
slave-trade1 necessitat$ a less crude   
=mula = ! /ill inv9cible in/9ct (       
expansion1 & 9 ,kipl+ a prophet arose1 (
 a g5ius ak9 to t ( ! ,old ,te/am5t1 to 
spiritualize ! doctr9e ( ! ,*os5 ,p4 ,! 
mission :i* 9 ,?omson is purely         
self-c5tr$ becomes 9 ,kipl+ almo/ z     
univ]sal z ! visions ( ! ,hebrew b>ds4  
,! ,"l our ,god ,mo/ ,high1     ,he ha? 
made ! deep z dry1     ,he ha? smote = u
 a pa?way to ! ends ( all ! e>?4  ,b x  
is only z ! in/rum5t ( ,8 purpose1 & t  
purpose is *>act]i/ically practical4    
,keep ye ! ,law--be swift 9 all ob$i5ce2
     ,cle> ! l& ( evil1 drive ! road &  
bridge ! =d1         ,make ye sure to   
ea* 8 own1         ,t he reap :]e he ha?
 s[n2     ,by ! peace among our peoples 
let m5 "k we s]ve ! ,"l4  ,& x is a true
 picture ( ,briti% activities4 ,ev5 ?us 

has ,engl& on ! :ole rul$ ! t]ritories  
into :i* adv5ture or economic motives   
drew h]4 ,! v ,ambassador f ,g]many1    
,pr9ce ,li*n[sky1 agrees ) ,rhodes t !  
salvation ( mank9d lies 9 ,briti%       
imp]ialism4 ,b note h[ ! less spiritual 
factors are ignor$1 h[ ! prophet pres5ts
 8 p z a nation ( pione] m>tyrs1 h[ !   
mission1 f9ally become consci\s (       
itself1 gilds ) backw>d rays ! :ole pa? 
( national advance1 z ! trail ( light f 
! /]n ( a vessel gives ! illusion t x   
has come by a %9+ road4 ,missions are n 
discov]$ till !y are already 9 action4  
,n unlike ^? ar*]s ( :om ! ,talmud      
wittily says1 !y fir/ %oot ! arr[ & !n  
fix ! t>get1 nations ascribe to !mselves
 purposes ( :i* !y 7 orig9ally          
unconsci\s4 ,fir/ comes ! t+l+          
consci\sness ( a*ievem5t & p[]1 !n a    
glam\r ( retrospective leg5d to expla9 &
 ju/ify x4 ,?us x is t t great /ruggle =
 sea-p[] to :i* ,spa91 ,portugal1       
,holl&1 ,engl&1 & ,france all contribut$
 m>itime g5ius & b\ndless c\rage1       

becomes trans=m$ "u ! half-accid5tal    
success ( "o nation into an almo/       
religi\s epic ( a de/9$ wave-rul]4 ,!re 
c\ld n be a f9] ,briti% _s ?an ,mr4     
,*e/]ton's fall5 fri5d1 ! poet ,v]nde1  
yet ev5 he writes3--      ,god grant to 
u ! old ,armada wea!r4  ,?omson 0 n poet
 en\gh--nor ! eighte5? c5tury nave      
en\gh--to create a leg5d 9 sob] e>ne/4  
,b ! fact t he ?r[s ,rule1 ,britannia   
eight c5turies back to ! "t ( ,alfr$ !  
,great1 be=e :om ?is glori\s pageant ( 8
 c\ntry's future is prophetically       
unroll$1 s]ves to illu/rate !           
retrospective habit ( national missions4
  ,! hi/ory ( ,engl& is brief1 & !      
mission evolv$ 9 h] sev5 c5turies has n 
yet f9ally %ap$ itself1 is inde$ n[ %ap+
 itself afre% 9 ! furnace ( w>4 ,h]     
poets h n always tr\bl$ ) ! s\l ( h]4   
,!y h (t51 z ,c\r?ope compla9$ ( ,keats1
 turn$ away f h] de/9ies to      ,magic 
casem5ts op5+ on ! foam     ,( fary l&s 
9 p]il\s seas =lorn4  ,b ,israel _h     
abundant "t to p]fect h] conception (   

h]self4 ,f ,moses to ,ezra 0 ov] a ?\s& 
ye>s1 & ! roots ( ! race are plac$ /ill 
e>li]4 ,c we d\bt x 0 by a process      
analog\s to t we see at "w 9 ,engl&1 t  
,israel evolv$ into a ,p *os5 =         
_w-s]vice8 ,! ,cov5ant ( ,israel 0      
inscrib$ sl[ly 9 ! ,jewi% he>t3 x _h no 
m exi/5ce else:]e ?an ! ,new ,cov5ant   
:i* ,j]emiah ann\nc$ ! ,"l w\ld write   
!re1 no m objective reality ?an ! ,*>t] 
:i* ,brita9 receiv$ :5 fir/ at ,heav5's 
comm& %e rose f out ! azure ma91 or ?an 
t ,contrat ,social by :i* ,r\sseau      
express$ ! rights ( ! individual 9      
society4 ,b to say ?is is n to make !   
mission false4 ,ibs5 might label ^!     
vitaliz+ impulses ,life-illusions1 b !  
crit]ia ( objective tru? d n apply to   
volitional v]ities4 ,national missions  
become false only :5 nations are false  
to !m4 ,nor does ! gradualness ( _!     
evolution rob !m ( _! my/]y4 ,hamlet is 
n less inspir$ because ,%akespe>e began 
z a writ] ( po?ooks & hang]s4  ,if x is 
sugge/$ t to expla9 ! ,bible by m5 &    

nations "u its spell is to reason 9 a   
circle1 ! answ] is t ! biblical         
vocabul>y m]ely provides a m$ium (      
expression = a univ]sal t5d5cy4         
,claudian1 address+ ! ,emp]or ,!odosius1
 wrote3--      ,o nimium dilecte deo1   
cui militat !r4  ,! ,egyptian god       
,ammon1 9 ! great battle epic ( ,rameses
 ,,ii1 assur$ ! mon>*3--      ,lo1 ,i am
 ) !e1 my son2 fe> n1 ,ramessu ,miammon6
     ,ra1 ?y fa!r1 is ) !e1 8 h& %all   
uphold !e 9 dang]1     ,m am ,i wor?    
unto !e ?an ?\s&s & ?\s&s ( soldi]s4  ,!
 preamble to ! mod]n ,japanese          
,con/itution decl>es x to be 9 pursuance
 ( a great policy co-ext5sive ) !       
,heav5s & ! ,e>?4     ,,vi   ,return+ n[
 f9ally to our />t+-po9t1 ! proposition 
t ,g]manism is ,judaism1 we are able to 
see its full grotesqu5ess4 ,if ,g]manism
 resembles ,judaism1 x is z a monkey    
resembles a man4 ,:]e x does sugge/     
,judaism is 9 ! s5se x gives ! meane/ ( 
its citiz5s t !y =m "p ( a great hi/oric
 organism1 :i* moves to great purposes3 

a s5se :i* ! poor] ,engli%man has       
un=tunately lack$1 & :i* is only n[     
awak5+ 9 ! common ,briti% brea/4 ,b ev5 
"h ! aff9ities ( ,g]many are r ) ,japan 
?an ) ,juda4 ,= 9 ,japan1 too1 b5ea? all
 ! romance ( ,bu%ido & ! ,samurai1 lies 
! asphyxiation ( ! individual & 8       
sacrifice to ! ,/ate4 ,x is !           
resurrection ( ^? anci5t ,pagan         
,con/itutions = :i* individuality       
sc>cely exi/$1 :i* c\ld expose infants  
or kill (f old m5 because ! ,/ate 0 !   
supreme e?ical end2 x is ! revival on a 
great] scale ( ! m$ival city commune1   
:i* suck$ its vigor\s life f ! ve9s (   
its citiz5s4 ,ev5 s ,prussia1 by weld+  
its subs]vi5t citiz5s into "o gigantic  
ma*9e ( aggression1 has giv5 a new read+
 to ! ,gospel3 ,bless$ are ! meek1 = !y 
%all inh]it ! e>?4  ,nietzs*e1 :o1 ?\gh 
he /rove to upset ! old ,hebrew values1 
saw cle>ly ?r\gh ! real ,prussian p]il1 
def9$ su* a ,/ate z t 9 :i* ! sl[       
suicide ( all is call$ ,life1 & a       
welcome s]vice unto all prea*]s (       

dea?--a cold1 ill-smell+1 mon/r\s idol4 
,nor is ?is ! only aff9ity betwe5       
,prussia & ,japan4 ,we are1 boa/s a     
,japanese writ]1 a p ( ! pres5t & !     
,tangible1 ( ! ,broad ,daylight & !     
,pla9ly ,visible4  ,b ,g]many 0 n always
 ?us4 ,high de$s1 ,o ,g]mans1 are to    
come f y1 wrote ,wordswor? 9 8 ,sonnets 
d$icat$ to ,lib]ty4 ,& x ?r[s light ^u !
 nature ( ,missions to recall t :5 %e   
lay at ! feet ( ,napoleon aft] ,j5a1 !  
mission proclaim$ = h] by ,fi*te 0 "o ( 
peace & righte\sness--to p5etrate ! life
 ( humanity by h] religion--& he d5\nc$ 
! dreams ( univ]sal mon>*y :i* w\ld     
de/roy national individuality4 ,call+ on
 8 p z ! consecrat$ & inspir$ ones ( a  
,div9e _w-plan1 ,to y1 he says1 out (   
all o!r mod]n nations ! g]ms ( human    
p]fection are especially committ$4 ,x is
 y\rs to f\nd an empire ( m9d &         
reason--to de/roy ! dom9ion ( rude      
physical p[] z ! rul] ( ! _w4 ,& ?r[+   
?is mission backw>ds1 he sees 9 :at !   
out] _w calls ! invasion ( ! ,roman     

,empire by ! ,go?s & ,huns ! pro( t !   
,g]mans h always /emm$ ! tide ( tyrant  
dom9ation4 ,b ,fi*te belong$ to !       
g5]ation ( ,kant & ,bee?ov54 ,hegel1    
com+ a little lat]1 ?\gh z              
non-nationali/ z ,goe!1 & a welcom] ( ! 
,napoleonic invasion1 yet prophesi$ t if
 ! ,g]mans 7 once =c$ to ca/ (f _!      
in]tia1 !y1 by pres]v+ 9 _! contact )   
outw>d ?+s ! int5sity ( _! inn] life1 w 
p]*ance surpass _! tea*]s3 & 9 curi\sly 
prophetic language he call$ = a h]o to  
realize by blood & iron ! political     
reg5]ation ( ,g]many4  ,if ,treits*ke1  
too1 believ$ 9 =ce1 he _h a high moral  
ideal = 8 nation4 ,! o!r nations are    
feeble & decad5t4 ,g]many is to hold !  
sceptre ( ! nations1 s z to ensure !    
peace ( ! _w4 ,x is only 9 ,b]nh>di t we
 f9d w> 9 itself glorifi$ z ! /imulus ( 
nations4 ,ev5 ?is ideal has a p]v]t$    
nobility2 z ,pol ,arcas1 a mod]n ,greek 
writ]1 says3 ,if ! devil knew he _h     
horns ! *]ubim w\ld (f] him _! place4 ,&
 ?\gh x 0 only 9 ! swell$ head ( !      

conqu]or t ! brutal philosophy ( !      
,w-to-,p[] g]m9at$1 x 0 n s mu* ! blood 
& iron ( ,junk]dom t p]v]t$             
,prussia--,junk]dom /ill lives simply--z
 ! gross indu/rial prosp]ity t foll[$ on
 ! victory ( #ahgj4 ,a mod]n ,g]man     
au?or describes 8 c\ntrym5--x is true he
 has turn$ ,mohamm$an1 probably out (   
disgu/--z tragically deg5]at$ & turn$   
into a gold-gre$y1 pleasure-seek+1      
title-hungry pack4 ,?is indu/rial       
trans=mation ( ! nobl] s\l ( ,g]many is 
by ,v]ha]5--attack+ ,judaism f ano!r    
angle--ascrib$ to its ,jews1 s x is     
com=t+ to rememb] t :5 ,engl& />t$ !    
,ea/ ,india ,company !re 0 sc>cely a    
,jew 9 ,engl&4 ,no1 ,g]many is cle>ly   
:]e ,engl& 0 9 ! sev5te5? c5tury1 & 9   
,prussia ,engl& meets h] pa/ face to    
face4 ,h] pa/1 b inf9itely m consci\s & 
consequ5t ?an h] ,rule1 ,britannia      
p]iod1 ) a ru?less logic t does n %r9k f
 any conclusions4 ,:ile ,engl&'s "r h&  
h>dly knew :at h] left 0 do+1 ,g]many's 
"r h& is draw+ up a philosophic         

ju/ification ( h] s9i/] activities4 ,!re
 is 9 ,h5ry ,james's po/hum\s novel--,! 
,s5se ( ! ,pa/--a "y man :o gets lock$  
up 9 ! ,pa/ & _c get back to 8 own era4 
,?is is ! fate t n[ m5aces civilization4
 ,nor is ! civilization t foll[$ !      
/ruggle = ,am]ica by ! scramble =       
,africa entirely blameless4 ,g]many1    
f$]at$ too late = ! fir/ mle & sm>t+ "u 
c5turies ( humiliation--did n ,l\is     
,,xiv insol5tly seize ,/rassburg8--is   
av5g+ on our c5tury ! s9s ( ! sev5te5?4 
,s f> f ,g]manism be+ synonym\s )       
,judaism1 its analogies are to be s\ght 
)9 ! five m>itime c\ntries :i* prec$$   
,g]many1 albeit less effici5tly1 9 ! pa?
 ( milit>ism4 ,x is ! same alliance z   
prevail$ ev]y:]e betwe5 ! trad]s & !    
armies & navies1 & ! ,kais]'s crime     
consi/s ma9ly 9 turn+ back ! movem5t ( !
 _w :i* ?r\gh ! ,hague ,conf]5ces 0     
approa*+ bro!rhood1 or at lea/ a        
mitigation ( ! horrors ( w>4 ,8         
blasphemies are no less ar*aic4 ,he     
repeats ,oliv] ,cromwell1 b ) less      

simplicity1 :ile 8 arti/ic aspiration   
complicates ! ,puritan ) ! ,cavali]4 ,f 
*ildhood1 he is quot$ z say+1 ,i h be5  
"u ! influ5ce ( five m5--,alex&]1       
,julius ,cs>1 ,!odoric ,,ii1 ,fr$]ick ! 
,great1 & ,napoleon4 ,no great man m\lds
 himself ?us l o!rs4 ,x is b a !atrical 
greatness4 ,b anyh[ none ( ^! names are 
,jewi%1 & n ?us 7 ! ,k+s ( ,j]usalem ev5
 six ?\s& ye>s ago4 ,our k+s _h ! dull  
duty ( copy+ out & /udy+ ! ,torah1 & !  
,rabbis rem9d$ mon>*y t ! ,torah dem&s  
=ty-eight qualifications1 :]eas royalty 
only ?irty1 & t ! cr[n ( a good "n is ! 
be/ ( all4 ,comp>e ! ,g]man ,national   
,an!m ,heil dir im ,siegeskranz ) !     
noble pray] = ! ,jewi% ,k+ 9 !          
sev5ty-second psalm1 if y wi% to und]/& 
! diff]5ce betwe5 ,judaism & ,g]manism4 
,?is ,k+1 too1 is to conqu] 8 enemies1 b
 he is also to r$eem ! ne$y f oppression
 & viol5ce1 & preci\s w _! blood be 9 8 
sight4     ,,vii   ,if ,i 7 ask$ to sum 
up 9 a ^w ! ess5tial diff]5ce betwe5    
,judaism & ,g]manism1 x w\ld be ! ^w    

,recessional4 ,:ile ! prophets &        
hi/orians ( ,g]many monoton\sly glorify 
_! nation1 ! ,jewi% writ]s z monoton\sly
 rebuke !irs4 ,y only h ,i kn[n among   
all ! families ( ! e>?1 says ! message  
?r\gh ,amos4 ,!re=e ,i w visit ^u y all 
y\r iniquities4 ,! ,bible1 z ,i h said  
be=e1 is an anti-,semitic book4 ,israel 
is ! villa91 n ! h]o1 ( 8 own /ory4     
,alone among epics1 x is out = tru?1 n  
high h]oics4 ,to fl\t ! ,ph>isees 0 n   
res]v$ = ,jesus4 ,behold1 ye fa/ = /rife
 & cont5tion1 said ,isaiah1 & to smite )
 ! fi/ ( wick$ness4 ,:ile "s ,g]man     
writ]s1 n cont5t ) ! great m5 ,g]many   
has s abundantly produc$1 vaunt t all   
o!rs1 f ,jesus to ,dante1 f ,montaigne  
to ,mi*ael ,angelo1 are ( ,teuton blood1
 ,jewi% lit]ature unfl9*+ly exposes !   
flaws ev5 ( a ,moses & a ,david4 ,x is  
?is passion = v]acity unkn[n among o!r  
peoples--is ev5 ,wa%+ton's /ory told )\t
 gloss8--t gives false col\r to ! leg5d 
( ,israel's anci5t savag]y4 ,! title ( a
 nation to its t]ritory1 says ,seeley1  

is g5]ally to be s\ght 9 primitive times
 & w\ld be f\nd1 if we c\ld recov] x1 to
 re/ ^u viol5ce & massacre4 ,!          
dispossession ( ! ,r$ ,indian by        
,am]ica1 ( ! ,maori by ,new ,zeal&1 is  
almo/ )9 liv+ memory4 ,b 9 national     
leg5ds ?is univ]sal process is          
sophi/icat$4      ,tu reg]e imp]io      
populos1 ,romane1 mem5to1  ! neid told !
 all-invad+ ,roman1 putt+ ( c\rse !     
contempor>y ideal backw>ds--z all       
missons are put--& into ! prophetic m\? 
( ,jove3--      ,hae tibi erunt artis1  
pacisque impon]e morem1     ,p>c]e      
subjectis et debel>e sup]bos4  ,x 0 =   
simil>ly exalt$ purposes t ,israel 0 to 
occupy ,pale/9e1 yet ) :at unique       
d5igration ! ,bible turns ^u him3 ,n =  
?y righte\sness or = ! uprightness ( ?y 
he>t do/ ?\ g to possess ?is l&2 b = !  
wick$ness ( ^! nations ! ,"l ?y ,god do?
 drive !m out f be=e !e4  ,9 ,engli%    
lit]ature ?is note ( ,recessional 0     
s\nd$ long be=e ,kipl+4 ,milton1 ?\gh he
 claim$ t ,god's mann] 0 to reveal      

himself fir/ to ,8 ,engli%m51 add$ t !y 
m>k n ! me?ods ( ,8 c\nsel & are        
unwor?y4  ,is ,india free1 wrote ,c[p]1 
or d we gr9d h] /ill8 ,secure f actual  
w>f>e1 sang ,col]idge1 we h lov$ to     
swell ! w>-:oop4 ,= ,wordswor? ,engl& 0 
simply ! lea/ evil ( ! nations4 ,& ,mr4 
,*e/]ton has j writt5 a ,hi/ory ( ,engl&
 9 ! v _s ( a ,micah flagellat+ !       
classes :o lov$ fields & seiz$ !m4 ,b if
 9 ,g]many a voice ( criticism breaks ! 
*orus ( self-adoration1 x is usually f a
 ,jew l ,maximilian ,h>d51 = ,jews1 z   
,ambassador ,g]>d te/ifies1 repres5t    
almo/ ! only real culture 9 ,g]many4 ,i 
h be5 at pa9s to exam9e ! lit]ature ( ! 
,g]man ,synagogue1 :i* if ,g]manism 7   
,judiasm1 ought to %[ a d\ble dose (    
orig9al s94 ,b s f> f f9d+ any swagg] ( 
a ,*os5 ,p1 :e!r ,jewi% or ,g]man1 ,i   
f9d 9 its mo/ popul> "w--,laz>us's      
,soziale ,e?ik im ,jud5tum--publi%$ z   
late z ,novemb]1 #aiac1 by ! ,league (  
,g]man ,jews--a grave indictm5t (       
milit>ism4 ,= ! v5]able philosoph]1 :ile

 ju/ly expla9+ ! glam\r ( ! army by its 
subord9ation ( ! individual to !        
communal weal1 yet po9t$ out            
emphatically t :at unites individuals   
sep>ates nations4 ,! "w ( ju/ice %all be
 peace1 he quotes f ,isaiah4 ,i am f> f 
suppos+ t ! old ,g]many ( ,goe! &       
,s*ill] & ,less+ is n /ill lat5t--inde$1
 we "k t "o ,pr(essor sugge/$ at a rec5t
 ,nietzs*e anniv]s>y t ! ,g]mans %\ld   
try to rise n to ,sup]m5 b to ,m51 & t  
ano!r n[ lies 9 prison = expla9+ 9 8    
,biologie des ,krieges t ! real         
objection to w> is simply t x compels m5
 to act unlike m54 ,s t1 :5 moreov] we  
rememb] t ! noble/ & mo/ practical      
treatise on ,p]petual ,peace came f t   
o!r ,g]man pr(essor1 ,kant1 ! hope is n 
altoge!r ausge*loss5 t 9 ! int]nal      
convulsion t mu/ foll[ ! w>1 !re may be 
an upheaval ( t f9] ,g]manism ( :i* we  
%\ld be only too pr\d to say t x is     
,judaism4     ,,viii   ,b meantime we   
are wait+1 & ! s\l waite? = ! ,"l m ?an 
wat*m5 look = ! morn+1 yea1 m ?an wat*m5

 = ! morn+4 ,aga91 z 9 e>li] p]iods (   
hi/ory1 ! _w lies 9 d>kness1 li/5+ to ! 
sil5ce ( ,god--a sil5ce t c be felt4    
,wat*m51 :at ( ! night8 ,su* a blackness
 fell ^u ! anci5t ,jews :5 ,hadrian     
pass$ ! pl\gh ov] ,m\nt ,zion4 ,b1 turn+
 f empty apocalyptic visions1 !y drew 9 
on !mselves & creat$ an inn] ,j]usalem1 
:i* has solac$ & safegu>d$ !m ev] s9ce4 
,su* a blackness fell on ! anci5t       
,*ri/ians :5 ! ,huns invad$ ,rome1 & !  
"y ,*ri/ian _w1 robb$ ( its mill5nial   
hopes1 began to wond] if p]*ance ?is 0 n
 ! v5geance ( ! disc>d$ gods4 ,b draw+ 9
 on !mselves1 !y le>n$ f ,/4 ,augu/9e to
 create an inn] ,city ( ,god4 ,h[ %all  
humanity meet ?is blacke/ crisis ( all8 
,:at new ,city ( ,god c x build on !    
tragic wreckage ( a ?\s& ye>s (         
civilization8 ,has ,israel no           
contribution to (f] "h b ! old qu>rel ) 
,*ri/ianity8 ,b t qu>rel %r9ks into     
comp>ative concord beside ! common p]il 
f ! resurrect$ gods ( paganism1 f ,?or &
 ,od9 & ,priapus4 ,& x 0 always an      

exagg]at$ qu>rel--half misund]/&+1 l mo/
 qu>rels4 ,nei!r ,/4 ,augu/9e nor ,/4   
,anselm believ$ ,god 0 o!r ?an ,"o4     
,jesus b appli$ to himself              
di/ributively--z logicians say--^?      
conceptions ( div9e son%ip & suff]+     
s]vice :i* 7 already assets ( ,judaism1 
& b = ! !ology ( atonem5t wov5 by ,paul 
"u ,greek influ5ces1 ei!r ( !m might h  
c>ri$ ,judaism =w>d on t pa? (          
univ]salism :i* its ess5tial g5ius      
dem&s1 & :i* ev5 )\t !m x only j miss$4 
,is x n humiliat+ t ,islam1 ^: ,koran   
expressly recalls its obligation to our 
prophets1 %\ld h beat5 !m 9 ! "w (      
univ]salization8 ,maimonides ackn[l$g$ !
 good "w done by ,jesus & ,mohamm$ 9    
propagat+ ! ,bible4 ,b if ! univ]salism 
!y a*iev$ held faulty elem5ts1 is t any 
reason :y ! pur] tru? %\ld %r9k f       
univ]salization8 ,has ,judaism less     
future ?an ,buddhism--t religion (      
negation & monk]y--^: sacr$ classics    
enjo9 ! ,bhiksu to camp 9 & contemplate 
a cemet]y8 ,has x less inspiration &    

optimism ?an t apocalyptic vision ( !   
ultimate victory ( ,good :i* consoles ! 
disciples ( ,zoroa/]8 ,if !re is any?+  
n[ discr$it$ 9 its anci5t ,scriptures1 !
 ,synagogue c1 z ( yore1 relegate x to !
 ,apocrypha1 ev5 z x c enri* ! canon )  
lat] expressions ( ! ,hebrew g5ius4 ,its
 "o possible rival1 ,islam1 is1 z ,ku55 
ma9ta9s1 z /]ile = ! future z ,buddhism1
 too irretrievably n>r[$ to ! ,arab     
m5tality4 ,b :y1 despite 8 magnific5t   
tribute to ,judaism1 does ?is unfett]$  
?9k] imag9e t ! la/ ^w is ) ,*ri/ianity8
 ,euck51 too1 w\ld call ! future        
,*ri/ian1 ?\gh he rejects ! ,inc>nation 
& reg>ds ! ,atonem5t z injuri\s to      
religion1 & ! doctr9e ( ! ,tr9ity z a   
/umbl+-block r ?an a help4 ,abraham     
,l9coln be+ only a pla9 man1 0 n able to
 juggle ) himself l a ,g]man !ologian1 &
 ) ! simplicity ( greatness he confess$3
 ,i h nev] unit$ myself to any ,*ur*1   
because ,i h f\nd difficulty 9 giv+ my  
ass5t1 )\t m5tal res]vation1 to ! long1 
complicat$ /atem5ts ( ! ,*ri/ian doctr9e

 :i* *>act]ize _! ,articles ( ,belief & 
,confessions ( ,fai?4 ,:5 any *ur*1 he  
add$1 w inscribe ov] its alt>1 z its    
sole qualification = memb]%ip1 444 ',?\ 
%alt love ! ,"l ?y ,god ) all ?y he>t1 &
 ) all ?y s\l1 & ) all ?y might1 & ?y   
neighb\r z ?yself1' t *ur* w ,i jo9 )   
all my he>t & ) all my s\l4  ,c "o read 
?is & n wond] :at ,judaism has be5 ab\t 
t ,l9coln did n ev5 "k !re 0 su* a *ur*8
 ,b call ! com+ religi\s recon/ruction  
:at y w1 :at d names matt] :5 all       
humanity is crucifi$1 :at does any?+    
matt] b to save x f mean+less frictions 
& massacres8 ,w\ld t ,my p =got ,me &   
kept ,my comm&m5ts1 says ! ,j]usalem    
,talmud4 ,too long has ,israel be5      
sil5t4 ,:o is bl9d1 says ! prophet1 b   
,my s]vant1 or deaf z ,my mess5g]8 ,he  
is n deaf to-day1 he is only dumb4 ,b ! 
voice ( ,j]usalem mu/ be he>d aga9 :5 ! 
new _w-ord] is %ap+4 ,! ,*os5 ,p mu/    
*oose4 ,to be or n to be4 ,! religion ( 
! ,jews is inde$ a light1 said ,col]idge
 9 8 ,table ,talk1 b x is z ! light ( ! 

gl[-worm :i* gives no heat & illum9es   
no?+ b itself4 ,:y let a sun s9k into a 
gl[-worm8 ,& ev5 a gl[-worm %\ld turn4  
,x does n ev5 pay--t prud5t maxim ( !   
,babylonian ,talmud1 ,d9a dimal*u?a d9a 
7,9 ,rome d z ! ,romans74 ,despite e    
ef=t ( ,jews z individual citiz5s ! _w  
/ill t5ds to see !m z ,crabbe saw !m a  
c5tury ago 9 8 ,bor\gh3--      ,nor w>  
nor wisdom yields our ,jews delight1    
,!y w n /udy & !y d>e n fight4  ,x is   
because !y fight "u no bann] ( _! own4  
,b ! "t has come :5 !y mu/ fight z      
,jews--fight t m5tal fight f :i* t      
great] ,engli% poet1 ,blake1 decl>$ he  
w\ld n cease till he _h built ,j]usalem 
9 ,engl&'s gre5 & pleasant l&4 ,to build
 ,j]usalem 9 e l&--ev5 9 ,pale/9e--t is 
! ,jewi% mission4 ,z ,n9a ,salaman      
s+s--& ,i am glad to end ) ! words ( a  
daught] ( ! l(ty-s\l$ s*ol> 9 ^: hon\r  
?is lecture is giv5--      ,:]e=e else  
our age-long life1 our w&]+ l&less1     
,e l& our home = ill or good8     ,ours 
x 0 long s9ce to jo9 ! h&s ( nations    

,?r\gh ! l9k ( our own bro!rhood4       
,,aft]word   ,,dr4 ,,israel ,,abrahams1 
,read] 9 ,talmudic & ,rabb9ic ,lit]ature
 9 ! ,univ]sity ( ,cambridge1 9 second+ 
! vote ( ?anks to ! speak]s1 mov$ by !  
,presid5t ( ! ,jewi% ,hi/orical ,society
 7,sir ,lionel ,abrahams1 ,k4,c4,b471   
said t ! ,*airman _h already paid a     
tribute to ! memory ( ,ar?ur ,davis4 ,b 
a twice-told tale 0 n /ale 9 repetition 
:5 ! tale 0 told ( su* a man4 ,he 0 a   
real s*ol>2 n only 9 ! g5]al s5se ( "o  
:o lov$ great books1 b also 9 ! special 
s5se t he possess$ ! te*nical k ( an    
exp]t4 ,8 ,hebrew ,acc5ts reveals ,ar?ur
 ,davis 9 ^! two aspects4 ,x %[s ma/]y (
 an intricate subject1 a subject n      
likely to attract ! m]e dilettante4 ,b x
 also reveals 8 int]e/ 9 ! ,bible z     
lit]ature4 ,he appreciat$ bo? ! music ( 
words & ! melody ( ideas4 ,:5 ! "w      
appe>$1 a =eign s*ol> ask$3 ,:o 0 8     
tea*]8 ,! answ] 03 himself4 ,!re is a r 
silly prov]b t ! self-taught man has a  
fool = 8 ma/]4 ,c]ta9ly ,ar?ur ,davis _h

 no fool = 8 pupil4 ,& ?\gh he _h no    
tea*]1 he _h :at is bett]1 a f9e        
capacity = comrade%ip 9 /udies4 ,acquire
 = ?yself a companion1 said ! anci5t    
,rabbi4 ,!re is no fri5d%ip equal to t  
:i* is made ov] ! common /udy ( books4  
,at ! ,talmud meet+s held at ! h\se (   
,ar?ur ,davis 7 f\nd$ lifelong          
intimacies4 ,unpret5ti\s 9 _! aim1 !re 0
 9 ^! ga!r+s a h>mony ( *>m & e>ne/ness2
 p]vad+ !m 0 ! true joy ( s]vice4 ,above
 all he lov$ ! liturgy4 ,"h !           
self-taught man mu/ excel4 ,hom] said3--
      ,de> to gods & m5 is sacr$ song4  
,self-taught ,i s+3 by ,heav5 & ,heav5  
alone     ,! g5u9e se$s ( poesy are s[n4
  ,&1 z ! expression ( 8 inmo/ self1 he 
gave u ! be/ edition ( ! ,fe/ival       
,pray]s 9 any language3 bett] ?an       
,sa*s'--?an :i* praise c g no high]4    
,?is ,pray] ,book is 8 true memorial1   
unless !re be a tru] /ill4 ,p]haps 8    
feel+ t he might aft] all h lo/ some?+  
because he _h no tea*] made him s       
wond]ful a tea*] ( 8 own daught]s4 ,9 _!

 cont9uance ( 8 "w 8 p]sonality endures4
 ,at ! end ( 8 book on ,acc5ts he quot$1
 9 ,hebrew1 a s5t5ce f ,j]emiah1 ) a    
clev] play on ! d\ble mean+ ( ! ^w :i*  
signifies at once acc5t & ta/e4 ,?9k+ ( 
8 record1 & h[ 8 beautiful _s animates  
^? ne> & de> to him1 we may inde$ apply 
to him ?is same text3 ,8 ta/e rema9e? 9 
him & 8 fragrance is n *ang$4    ,,pr9t$
 ,,9 ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,,( ,,am]ica