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.

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.

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.

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

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

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.

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.

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.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.