Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1852
The world has by this time discovered that it is impossible to destroy the Jews.
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Benjamin Disraeli

Editor's note · Context

In his biography of Lord George Bentinck, he asserts the historical impossibility of eradicating the Jewish people.

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