That was the greatest repartee to an anti-Semite of all time.
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Yes, but that fact would still be a source of pride for him as a Christian, since Christianity is rooted in Judaism. If he had become a Buddhist, it would have much less significance to him.
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19thC WASPs were much more into the Old Testament than today’s. They would often quote from Proverbs, etc.
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That’s also because many were free Masons who base a lot of their ritual from the Old Testament and King Solomon and the building of the temple.
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Many Jews, including some Orthodox, were/are masons
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You omitted the context behind that famous quote: "In a heated debate in parliament, [Daniel] O'Connell referred to Disraeli's Jewish ancestry in disparaging terms to which Disraeli responded:" http://www.victorianweb.org/history/pms/dizzy.html …
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Nevertheless, Disraeli continually misunderstood the heritage that he was charged to represent/defend. The barbarians who proceeded him understood the necessity for the people to remain feral. Domesticated Romans conquered no one. See: Gibbon.
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Disraeli ever discounted the fact that civilization wasn't built by "right proper gentlemen", but the very Picts, Scots, and Visgoths that he derides. See: the genealogy of Constantine as described by Gibbon.
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Wikipedia isn't your friend, a classical education is. Just saying
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@Russianbot37 So. You not a Jew if become a pagan?
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