Mendelssohn Quotes
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It is time to remind Sharon that the star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive Government. His actions are staining the star of David with blood. The Jewish people, whose gifts to civilised discourse include Einstein and Epstein, Mendelssohn and Mahler, Sergei Eisenstein and Billy Wilder, are now symbolised throughout the world by the blustering bully Ariel Sharon, a war criminal implicated in the murder of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila camps and now involved in killing Palestinians once again.
Gerald Kaufman— Kaufman (April 2002) Speech to the House of Commons as cited in: Stuart Littlewood (14 january 2009). "Could the Rising Anger of British MPs Shake America’s Complacency?". Middle East Online. Retrieved on 18 january 2009.
— This speech related to Israel's controversial military operation codenamed Defensive Wall
Vous me priez de vous dire…S'il est vrai que l'acte de foi de tout ce qui prétend aimer l'art élevé et sérieux soit celui-ci:;: "Il n'y a pas d'autre Dieu que Bach, et Mendelssohn est son prophète"?
hector berlioz— You request me to tell you…if it is true that the creed of all who profess to love high and serious art is: "There is no God but Bach, and Mendelssohn is his prophet"?"Premier Voyage en Allemagne", Quatrième lettre, p. 285
