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Originally Posted by issybird
Only pretty sure?!!!
I am, frankly, appalled at this comment.
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There was a story by Isaac Asimov that refers to "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare in which mention is made of the speech about has not a Jew hands, etc. which could be taken in similar context. Of course both Martin Luther and William Shakespeare were the product of the times in which they lived as well. Back in Luther's day for example there was still the inquisition that still held a good amount of power and there was a general mindset I imagine of the Jew being the infidel etc. Hopefully we've moved past that nonsense now days. Shakespeare of course had to toe the line in terms of who his patrons were or find himself in trouble. Beyond that though both men were human and given to all the things we all are given to.