One does not need to have the authentic Hittite nose to be a Jew; the term Jew rather denotes a special way of thinking and feeling. A man can very s… - Houston Stewart Chamberlain

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One does not need to have the authentic Hittite nose to be a Jew; the term Jew rather denotes a special way of thinking and feeling. A man can very soon become a Jew without being an Israelite; often it needs only to have frequent intercourse with Jews, to read Jewish newspapers, to accustom himself to Jewish philosophy, literature and art. On the other hand, it is senseless to call an Israelite a 'Jew', though his descent is beyond question, if he has succeeded in throwing off the fetters of Ezra and Nehemiah, and if the law of Moses has no place in his brain, and contempt of others no place in his heart.

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About Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Houston Stewart Chamberlain (September 9, 1855 – January 9, 1927) was a British author, known for his antisemitic opinions whose best known work was The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century. Some of his writings later influencing the Nazis.

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