#tolerant

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#always #college #educated #go #i

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#better #christianity #christians #crusades #east

I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#i #intolerant #learned #most #narrow-minded

There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were not treated as pariahs. That ended with the McCarthy era. ↗

— Ken Follett

#american #among #before #communist #communists

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient. ↗

— Holly Hunter

#extraordinarily #i #patient #people #really

But instead, Democrats are so bent on seeing Republicans as a bunch of angry, right wing, intolerant, unreliable extremists that they have a track record of missing the mood of the country, especially the sentiment of people who don't wake up to 'The New York Times.' ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#bent #bunch #country #democrats #especially

The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#proceed #southerner #those #tolerant #usually

Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre. ↗

— Steve Earle

#bizarre #form #going #incredibly #islam

We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate. ↗

— Suzanne Fields

#become #debate #more #tired #tolerant

If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#country #democratic #hands #hearts #hold