TheJudeoChristiantraditionsaysthisis a worldofsininwhichtheweaksufferatthehandsofthestrong, thatweshouldallbeselflessandserveGodandothers, especiallythesickandhelpless, andthatin a futureidealworldheaven, thelionwillliedownwiththelambandtheinescapablepowerofGodwillbringsalvationtothemeekandjudgmenttothewicked.
Andtheforcesofhistorywillnecessarilybringabout a futureidealworldthatwillendallharshcompetition, empoweringtheoppressedandeliminatingtheevilexploiters.
Hisstrongmoralstancemeantthatheopenlycondemnedmanyofhisintellectualfriendsandevenbrokehisrelationshipwithhisownsister, whomarried a notoriousantiSemite.