"Intolerance is evidence of impotence."
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"I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance."
"Cruelty and intolerance to those who do not belong to it are natural to every religion."
"Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it."
"Though all society is founded on intolerance, all improvement is founded on tolerance."
"Intolerance is the besetting sin of moral fervour."
"The supposed right of intolerance is absurd and barbaric. It is the right of the tiger; nay, it is far worse, for tigers do but tear in order to have food, while we rend each other for paragraphs."
"O! I burn with impatience for the moment of the dissolution of intolerance; it has injured me."
"Intolerance, discourtesy and harshness..... are taboo in all good society and are surely contrary to the spirit of democracy."
"Intolerance is a species of violence and therefore against our creed."
"The last refuge of intolerance is in not tolerating the intolerant."
"When we cannot stand certain people, we try to have suspicions about them."