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Abraham Joshua Heschel was a Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher.
* He was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1907.
* He studied at the University of Berlin and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
* He was ordained as a rabbi in 1936.
* He was a leading figure in the civil rights movement.
* He was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War.
* He died in New York City in 1972.
* He is considered one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the 20th century.
* His work has been influential in both Jewish and non-Jewish circles.

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity growswith the ability to say no to oneself.

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