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TOLERANCE QUOTES

 

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Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.
-- Arthur Keith

* "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

* "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

* Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
-- Robert F. Kennedy

* "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

 

* 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

* "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

 

Quotes For Tolerance

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Tolerance Day - November 16

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