In 1894, historian Theodor Mommsen wrote that the root cause of the anti-Semitic ‘affliction' was ‘envy and the basest instincts,... a barbaric hatred for education, freedom, and humanism. (Gotz Aly)

In 1894, historian Theodor Mommsen wrote that the root cause of the anti-Semitic ‘affliction' was ‘envy and the basest instincts,... a barbaric hatred for education, freedom, and humanism.

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