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Intolerance Quotes - Page 2

Traditional Anglo-Saxon intolerance is a local and temporal culture trait like any other.

Ruth Benedict (1973). “Patterns of Culture”, p.36, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Faced with intolerance and hatred, no debate is possible.

"Chirac refuses Le Pen debate" by Jon Henley, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2002.

In the blood of the martyrs to intolerance are the seeds of unbelief

Walter Lippmann, Clinton Rossiter, James Lare (1982). “The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy”, p.182, Harvard University Press

Intolerance is the besetting sin of moral fervour.

Alfred North Whitehead (1967). “Adventures of Ideas”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

...absolute intolerance also provides long growth.

Adolf Hitler (1998). “Mein Kampf”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance.

"What is the proper place for religion in Britain's public life?" by Will Hutton, Richard Dawkins, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2012.

Democracy in our time is more likely to die of indifference than of intolerance.

Christopher Lasch (1996). “The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy”, p.107, W. W. Norton & Company

O! I burn with impatience for the moment of the dissolution of intolerance; it has injured me.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1912). “The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley: Containing Material Never Before Collected”

Intolerance is a species of violence and therefore against our creed.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.18, Courier Corporation

Intolerance of dissent is a well-noted feature of the American national character.

J. William Fulbright (2011). “The Arrogance of Power”, p.42, Random House