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    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.

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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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He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, read more

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

by Tryon Edwards 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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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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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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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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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.

by Ben Hecht Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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