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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Bigot, one who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion

Bigot, one who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. – Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better. – Ambrose Bierce

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Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. – Ambrose Bierce

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Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice. – Allan Bloom

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Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black. – Shirley Chisholm

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If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon. – George Aiken

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Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth. – Edwin Hubbell Chapin

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