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    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.

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He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.

He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.

by Carlo Goldoni Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, read more

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

by Tryon Edwards 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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Rigid judgmental
opinions
can block descent
of Spirit's pinions.

Rigid judgmental
opinions
can block descent
of Spirit's pinions.

by Saiom Shriver Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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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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Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or read more

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.

by Charlotte Bronte Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

Prejudice squints when it looks and lies when it talks.

by Duchess Abrantes Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

by William James Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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The time is past when Christians in America can take a long spoon and hand the gospel to the black read more

The time is past when Christians in America can take a long spoon and hand the gospel to the black man out the back door.

by Mordecai W. Johnson Found in: Prejudice Quotes,
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