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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Viereck interview (1929), but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Viereck interview (1929)
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This page records the wording "We Jews have been too adaptable. We have been too…," which centers on adaptable, eager, sacrifice. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its happiness and wisdom context.
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- Use "We Jews have been too adaptable. We have been too…" in a happiness discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
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