Correctness Quotes

130 quotes by 120 authors

Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. — Jacques Barzun
Political Correctness doesn't change us, it shuts us up. — Glenn Beck
Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his opinion,… — Eric Cantor
I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't… — Benjamin Carson
Political correctness is tyranny with manners. — Charlton Heston
Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The hypotheses which we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than this; our hypotheses ought to… — William Whewell
Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief. — Arthur Schnitzler
...while there is such a thing as correctness in ethics, in interpretation, in mathematics, the way to understand that is not by trying to model… — Hilary Putnam
... three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in… — Ninian Stephen
If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part… — N.K. Jemisin
Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views… — Doris Lessing
Obviousness is always the enemy of correctness. — Bertrand Russell
Other top-level politicians do not express their global warming doubts because a whip of political correctness strangles their voice. — Vaclav Klaus
For how shall we fill people with blind faith in the correctness of a doctrine, if we ourselves spread uncertainty and doubt by constant changes… — Adolf Hitler
In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities. — Thomas Sowell
I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue… — Jane Elliott
I don't believe you should interfere with any classic for reasons of religious or political correctness. — Terry Hands
Rather would I have the love songs of romantic ages, rather Don Juan and Madame Venus, rather an elopement by ladder and rope on a… — Emma Goldman
It is so difficult to draw a clear line of separation between the abuse and the wholesome use of the press, that as yet we… — Thomas Jefferson

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