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    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.

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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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He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.

He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.

by Carlo Goldoni Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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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.

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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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Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren't

Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren't

by Mark Twain Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.

by Mark Twain 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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