America is God’s Crucible, the great Melting-Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! – Israel Zangwill
No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you – he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman. – Israel Zangwill
Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. – Israel Zangwill
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it. – Israel Zangwill
The Past: Our cradle, not our prison; there is danger as well as appeal in its glamour. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition. – Israel Zangwill
In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of a ‘grand passion’ than of a grand opera. – Israel Zangwill
