My goy is bigger than your goy

When R’ Shmuel Munkes came to the Alter Rebbe the first time, he arrived on the town of Liozhna in the middle of the night. Not knowing where the Alter Rebbe resided, he searched for a house that was lit up, surmising that surely the home of the Alter Rebbe would be lit up at night. When he knocked on the door, the Alter Rebbe himself opened for him, and asked him what he wanted. “I would like to stay here overnight”, R’ Shmuel replied. “There are other homes to stay in, in this town”, the Alter Rebbe said to him. “So what”, R’ Shmuel retorted, “is this not also a Jewish home?” The Alter Rebbe warned him: “I will call the goy to chase you away”.

At that point R’ Shmuel burst into tears, exclaiming: “Rebbe, mein goy iz gresser vi aier goy” [my “goy” is bigger than your “goy”]. It was then that the Alter Rebbe took him in, and R’ Shmuel had his first yechidus.