In this light the God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love. (Hermann Cohen)

In this light the God who appears to me is the comforter of the poor and their avenger in world history. This avenger of the poor is the God I love.

Hermann Cohen

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