This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...illustration of what was supposed to be liberal treatment. Frederick the Great was the personal friend of Voltaire, and Voltaire, whatever else he was, was all his life long a fighter for liberty and humanity; and Frederick was supposed to share with him these sentiments. He permitted the Jews to reside in his kingdom; ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...illustration of what was supposed to be liberal treatment. Frederick the Great was the personal friend of Voltaire, and Voltaire, whatever else he was, was all his life long a fighter for liberty and humanity; and Frederick was supposed to share with him these sentiments. He permitted the Jews to reside in his kingdom; but he taxed them to such an extent that the poor were not able to marry and have families. He allowed the rich to have one child. If they had a second child, they must pay for it a tax amounting in our money to about fifty thousand dollars. That was liberal treatment. You can imagine what the other may have been. Such in outline and suggestion has been the treatment that the Jews have received from Christendom, such has been the history of the Jew in Christendom. Let us turn now to see what are some of the causes for this persecution which have been at work, whether they have been justifiable or not. Let us hunt for the faults of the Jews, if we can find any, as an excuse for the way in which they have been treated; and let us note for our instruction and inspiration some of their virtues. I suppose that one of the principal reasons for their persecution in all these years has been race hatred. The Jews have been a people dwelling in the midst of other peoples and keeping all the time their racial characteristics and peculiarities. We can go below the level of humanity, and find that which has apparently survived in the evolution of the race. All the creatures below man instinctively attack and destroy creatures unlike themselves. It means that they are hostile and antagonistic to each other: they are fighting for life. So all up the pathway of human history we find that true among men. It is enough to find that somebody is unlike other peop...
Read Less
Add this copy of Messiah Pulpit, Volume 10 to cart. $53.53, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Nabu Press.