What is the Sabbath ? A reminder of every man's royalty; an abolition of the distinction of master and slave, rich and poor, success and failure. T0 celebrate the Sabbath is to experience one's ultimate independence of civilization and society, of achievement and anxiety. The Sabbath is an embodiment of the belief that all men are equal and that equality of men means the nobility of men. The greatest sin of man is to forget that he is a prince.

A.J. Heschel , God in Search of Man, FS&G, p. 417