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    Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

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Prejudice is the reason of fools

Prejudice is the reason of fools

by Voltaire Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions--bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom read more

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions--bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.

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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the read more

The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it will contract.

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It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that read more

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.

by Quentin Crisp Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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Beware prejudices. They are like rats, and men's minds are like traps; prejudices get in easily, but it is doubtful read more

Beware prejudices. They are like rats, and men's minds are like traps; prejudices get in easily, but it is doubtful if they ever get out.

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I'm free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.

I'm free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.

by W. C. Fields Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or read more

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.

by Charlotte Bronte Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling read more

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.

A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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