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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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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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All colors will agree in the dark.

All colors will agree in the dark.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions--bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom read more

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions--bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.

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Prejudice is being down on something you're not up on.

Prejudice is being down on something you're not up on.

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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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Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice.

Reasoning against a prejudice is like fighting against a shadow; it exhausts the reasoner, without visibly affecting the prejudice.

by Charles Mildmay Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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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.

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

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

by W. C. Fields Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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