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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Ahad Ha'am
Born: August 18, 1856
Died: January 2, 1927 (aged 70)
Bio: Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg, primarily known by his Hebrew name and pen name, Ahad Ha'am, was a Hebrew essayist, and one of the foremost pre-state Zionist thinkers. He is known as the founder of cultural Zionism.
Known for:
- Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism (1922)
- Words of Fire: Selected Essays of Ahad Ha'am