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No matter what the body of the Nation, be it in the form of a kingdom or a republic, it comprises various classes of people; as for the nobles, who make the state blossom through commerce, increased…
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Isaac de Pinto
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1748
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Insofar as the true remedy for assuaging the Lord’s wrath is to turn from evil and do good, and since the best of all benevolent actions is to give alms, whereby, according to sacred scripture, one…
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The Hebra Honen Dalim (Merciful to the Poor) Society of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1625
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Offstage, Edom and Jonen Dalim.Edom:Chase that filthy beggar away from my door!Jonen:God punishes those who despise the poor.Israel:Edom sees my tatters and feels disgust…
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Daniel Levi de Barrios
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1683/4
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Great hazards of the world are these rational brutes, the avaricious rich, as they are…
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Abraham Israel Pereyra
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1666