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"No people has insisted more firmly that humanity has a destiny and history a purpose."
From the discovery of monotheism by the Israelites to their contributions to the creation and development of capitalism, socialism, and psychoanalysis, Jewish genius is perceived in all artistic, scientific, and thought manifestations.
Historian Paul Johnson points out some of the inherent contradictions in being Jewish — such as rationality versus mysticism — and observes a peculiar nationalism, already expressed in the Book of Maccabees, which led to Zionism.