Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for i

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. – Sydney J. Harris

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There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. – Edmund Burke

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What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. – Robert Francis Kennedy

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Intolerance has been the curse of every age and state. – Samuel Davies

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The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision. – George Eliot

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Some forgive and forget, more forgive and remember, most forgive and remind. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being. – Michael Tippett

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I am reminded of a colleague who reiterated “all my homosexual patients are quite sick” — to which I finally replied “so are all my heterosexual patients.” – Ernest van den Haag (1914–2002)

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