bigotry

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is being obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

is the anger of men who have no opinions.

Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.

is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds... education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds... enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both. Thomas Jefferson

is a thing never made by wisdom, but plenty made by learning.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has....

is as destructive of religion as is indifference.

Religion is as effectually destroyed by bigotry as by indifference.

is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds.

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds.

 tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand/With a grip that kills it.

is like the pupil of the eye... the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

I made a comparison at table some time since, which has often been quoted, and received many compliments. It was that of the mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye... the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

bigotry, n.All

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