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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.
To lay aside all prejudices, is to lay aside all principles. He who is destitute of principles is governed by read more
To lay aside all prejudices, is to lay aside all principles. He who is destitute of principles is governed by whims.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the read more
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it will contract.
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that read more
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
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.
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.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.