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title: "2 Adversary Quotes By Daryl Davis"
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> [If you have an adversary, an opponent with an opposing point of view, give that person a platform, regardless of how extreme it may be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/if-you-have-an-adversary-an-opponent-with-an-opposing-point-of-view/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

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> [If you have an adversary, you don't have to respect what they're saying, but respect their right to say it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/if-you-have-an-adversary-you-don-t-have-to-respect-what-they-re/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

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## Other authors on Adversary

- [Stefan Emunds 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversary/stefan-emunds/)

## More by Daryl Davis

> [Racism is a cancer. You cannot ignore it and it'll go away. If you ignore cancer, it simply metastasizes and consumes the whole body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/racism-is-a-cancer-you-cannot-ignore-it-and-it-ll-go-away-if-you/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [They've changed the name from white supremacy to white separatists, to white nationalists, to alt-right. It's the same thing. A rose by any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/they-ve-changed-the-name-from-white-supremacy-to-white-separatists-to/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [I have been attacked and mistreated for my skin colour since I was a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/i-have-been-attacked-and-mistreated-for-my-skin-colour-since-i-was-a/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [If you have an adversary, an opponent with an opposing point of view, give that person a platform, regardless of how extreme it may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/if-you-have-an-adversary-an-opponent-with-an-opposing-point-of-view/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [At the end, ignorance is the source of biases. If we cure that, there's nothing to fear and hate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/at-the-end-ignorance-is-the-source-of-biases-if-we-cure-that-there-s/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [There's a difference between being ignorant and being stupid... For me, an ignorant person is someone who makes the wrong decision or a bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/there-s-a-difference-between-being-ignorant-and-being-stupid-for-me/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [Find someone who disagrees and invite them to your table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/find-someone-who-disagrees-and-invite-them-to-your-table/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [Our society can only become one of two things, it can be become what we let it become or it can become what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/our-society-can-only-become-one-of-two-things-it-can-be-become-what/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [If you were to talk to somebody from Georgia you would understand what he's saying, he wouldn't sound like your next-door neighbor in Montana,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/if-you-were-to-talk-to-somebody-from-georgia-you-would-understand/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [Every racist that I know - and I know a lot of racists - every racist that I know voted for Donald Trump.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/every-racist-that-i-know-and-i-know-a-lot-of-racists-every-racist/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [It was incomprehensible to me that someone who had never seen me before, someone who knew absolutely nothing about me, would want to inflict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/it-was-incomprehensible-to-me-that-someone-who-had-never-seen-me/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [The most important thing I learned is that when you are actively learning about someone else you are passively teaching them about yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-is-that-when-you-are-actively/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [You're not going to beat the meanness out of a mean dog. You start beating a mean dog, it's gonna become more mean. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/you-re-not-going-to-beat-the-meanness-out-of-a-mean-dog-you-start/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [He spoke nine languages. You know some people can just pick up an instrument and play. My father was like that with languages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/he-spoke-nine-languages-you-know-some-people-can-just-pick-up-an/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

> [Music absolutely played a massive role in bridging many gaps in the racial divides I would encounter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daryl-davis/music-absolutely-played-a-massive-role-in-bridging-many-gaps-in-the/)

[Daryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daryl-davis/)

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