Tolerance
is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for,
civilization.
-- Arthur Keith
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"The
highest result of education is tolerance."
-- Helen
Keller (1903) Toleration
is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that
it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
-- Helen
Keller |  |
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"World
peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor
-- it requires only that they live together with mutual tolerance, submitting
their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement."
-- John
F. Kennedy "Tolerance
implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression
or persecution of others."
-- John
F. Kennedy |
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Ultimately,
America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which
our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
-- Robert
F. Kennedy |  |
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"I
believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have
a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
-- Coretta Scott
King
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I
refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless
midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love
will have the final word.
-- Martin
Luther King, Jr |  |
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"What
we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences
don’t make a difference in how we are treated."
-- Yolanda
King |  |
Religious tolerance
is something we should all practice; however, there have been more persecution
and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything
else.
-- Walter Koenig
No
human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.
-- Giacomo Leopardi
Tolerance
is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices,
and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.
-- Joshua Liebman
Whereas
each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other
men is a matter of toleration.
-- Walter Lippmann
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