Tolerance Quotes

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“Tolerance is the highest result of education.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.”

“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.”

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

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

“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.”

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

“We must uproot from our midst the evil weed of fanaticism.”

“You have to be very fond of men. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise, they are unbearable.”

“There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance.”

“A common religion is not possible for India, but a recognition of a common basis for all religions, and the growth of a liberal, tolerant spirit in religious matters, are possible.”