A. D. Gordon
Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: ???? ??? ????????; 9 June 1856 – 22 February 1922), more commonly known as A. D. Gordon, was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair, a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. Influenced by Leo Tolstoy and others, it is said that in effect he made a religion of labor. However, he himself wrote in 1920, "Surely in our day it is possible to live without religion." Wikipedia
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Nowhere in the world can the Jew savor the taste of Homeland save in the Land of Israel.
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View quoteThe soul should be examined in the light of other souls.
View quoteA false idea is not only one which is absolutely subjective but one which is absolutely objective.
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