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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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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

by Adlai E. Stevenson 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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Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

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Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

by Voltaire Found in: Fool Quotes, Prejudice Quotes,
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Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

by Duchess Abrantes Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

by William James Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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The time is past when Christians in America can take a long spoon and hand the gospel to the black read more

The time is past when Christians in America can take a long spoon and hand the gospel to the black man out the back door.

by Mordecai W. Johnson 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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Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for read more

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices.

by Remy De Gourmont Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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