Tolerance Quotes

“To achieve peace, we must learn to be tolerant. We must learn to respect the opinions of others.”

“Tolerance is a virtue that makes peace possible; intolerance is a passion that makes it impossible.”

“An intolerant society is a society that is fearful and unsure of itself.”

“I happen to be a Christian, but I know that there are people who have zero faith, and they are just as good and just as compassionate as I am.”

“For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone.”

“In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.”

“Live and let live. Don't be judgmental. The world is too diverse for that.”

“Canada is a country of tolerance. We are a country of inclusion, not exclusion.”

“To burn a heretic is not to defend the truth, but to kill a man.”

“To be tolerant, to be charitable, and to be just are the great duties of a Mason.”

“Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.”

“Britain is an open, tolerant and welcoming country.”

“True tolerance is not a total lack of conviction; it is the conviction that all people have an equal right to their own convictions.”

“We are working to create a more vibrant and tolerant society, where every person can fully participate in the economic, social, and political life of our nation.”

“Tolerance is a virtue of people who don't believe in anything.”

“If you don't believe in freedom of speech for people you despise, you don't believe in it at all.”

“The test of your commitment to free speech is whether you are willing to grant it to people you hate.”

“In my state every man can be saved in his own fashion.”

“If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought—not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.”

“It is not that we should simply be tolerant of others; we must be well-disposed toward them, which is a higher form of love.”