"No Jew, however learned and pious, may consider himself one whit better than a fellow Jew, however ignorant or irreligious." ~~ Simcha Bunim
"The history of the Jewish people is like an axis crossing the history of mankind from one of its poles to the other." ~~ Simon Dubnow
"One of the virtues which distinguish the Jewish people is that they honor those that love them." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"All Israel are comrades." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Chagigah
"The secret of our existence is in our being “a people that dwell alone” [Numbers (Bamidbar) 23:9], a people that believes in the one G-d, and leads a life according to the one Torah, which is eternal and unchangeable. " ~~ Rebbe Menachem Schneerson
"Who spreads an evil report of the Land of Israel, even if it be true, is a renegade. " ~~ Hayim of Volozhin
"He [God] will assemble the dispersed of Israel." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 11:12
"The Land of Israel is the House of God." ~~ H. Ibn Attar
"Through legend one may penetrate the Jewish nation’s living home and behold its inward parts. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"The highest test for the Jewish State will be in its spirit, in its loyalty to the great purposes of the Prophets as they envisioned for the end of days." ~~ David Ben-Gurion
"The Land of Israel extends to the Euphrates River. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"There shall be one law for the citizen and for the stranger who dwells among you." ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 12:49