He is the religious source, spring, and fountain out of which all the rest of the peoples have drawn their beliefs and their religious. The Jew is the pioneer of liberty. The Jew is the pioneer of civilization. The Jew is the emblem of eternity. We were chosen as a permanent protest group against idolatry and immorality.
Intermarriage is therefore antithetical to the Jewish purpose and to the Jewish identity.
In a brief look at history we can see the antiquity, survival and impact of the Jewish people as unique and remarkable. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. He is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk. His contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and abstruse learning are also away out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He could be vain of himself, and be excused for it.