Max Simon Nordau (July 29, 1849 - January 23, 1923), born Simon Maximilian Sedfeld, Sedfeld Simon Miksa in Pest, Hungary, was a Zionist leader, physician, author, and social critic
"Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles...respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law...or, in a word justice."