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Ernest Renan Quotes

It is through Christianity that Judaism has really conquered the world. Christianity is the masterpiece of Judaism.

Ernest Renan, Joseph Henry Allen, Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer (1896). “History of the People of Israel ...: Period of Jewish independence and Judea under Roman rule. 1895”

As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.

"Caliban: A Philosophical Drama Continuing 'The Tempest' of William Shakespeare". Book by Ernest Renan (Act 2, Scene 1), 1878.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

"Les apôtres". Book by Ernest Renan, 1866.