In the second and third exiles we have served as a living protest against greed and hate, against physical force, against "might makes right"!
I. L. Peretz[About the diaspora] Canaan is too small for God's children. The Land of Israel will spread through all lands!
I. L. Peretz[About Jews] By nature we are like all other human beings, yet our people is unlike others, because our life is different, our history is different, our teacher is the Exile.
I. L. Peretz