Ahad Ha'am

There are ... two ways of doing service in the cause of an idea; and the difference between them is that which in ancient days distinguished the Priest from the Prophet.

— Ahad Ha'am

The Prophet ... feels it as a moral necessity to set Righteousness on the throne.

— Ahad Ha'am

This Moses, I say, this man of old time, whose existence and character you are trying to elucidate, matters to nobody but scholars like you.

— Ahad Ha'am

Historical truth is that, and that alone, which reveals the forces that go to mould the social life of mankind.

— Ahad Ha'am

We can't ignore the fact that ahead of us is a great war and this war is going to need significant preparation.

— Ahad Ha'am

[But if things continue the way they are] ...the society that I envision, if my dream is not just a false notion, this society will have to begin to create itself in the midst of fuss, noisiness and panic, and will have to face the prospects of both internal and external war...

— Ahad Ha'am