Tolerance

Tolerance

Tolerance or toleration a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.

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Famous quotes containing the word tolerance:

    “It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.”
    —Pierre Bayle (1647–1706)

    “For all the injustices in our past and our present, we have to believe that in the free exchange of ideas, justice will prevail over injustice, tolerance over intolerance and progress over reaction.”
    —Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947)

    “Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.”
    —Frank Moore Colby (1865–1925)