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Sex prejudice is so ingrained in our society that many who practice it are simply unaware that they are hurting read more
Sex prejudice is so ingrained in our society that many who practice it are simply unaware that they are hurting . It is the last socially acceptable prejudice.
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.
Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.
Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly read more
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.
I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme read more
I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
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.
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.
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.
Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.
Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.