Those are. of course. the famous lines engraved on the pedestal of the greatest symbol of human freedom in the worldthe Statue of Liberty. They are also the closing lines of a poem that celebrates America as the haven for the worlds oppressed. The poem is entitled "The New Colossus." The author was Emma Lazarus. a Jewish woman who organized relief for Jewish refugees who had fled the oppression of 19th century Russia. The ring of Isaiah is in those lines. I think those words on the Statue of Liberty capture the essential spirit of both America and Israelalmost uniquely among the nations of the worldhavens for the persecuted. the homeless. the oppressed.
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