Persecution Quotes

278 Persecution quotes by 233 unique authors

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution. — Edwin Louis Cole
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. — George Eliot
Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution. — George Eliot
Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. — William Hague
In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured… — Alexander Hamilton
Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the… — Hugh Hefner
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. — John F. Kennedy
If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. — Rita Levi-Montalcini
Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows. — Imelda Marcos
I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's… — John Mayer
As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we… — Joyce Meyer
The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces,… — John Stuart Mill
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. — Thomas Paine
The European wars of religion were more deadly than the First World War, proportionally speaking, and in the range of the Second World War in… — Steven Pinker
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by… — Ayn Rand
The truth is, the secular world isn't too enamored with Jesus. And they're not too enamored with someone who is leading people to Jesus. So… — Pat Robertson
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass… — Bertrand Russell
Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because… — Jonathan Sacks
I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution. — Francis Schaeffer
All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars… — John Shelby Spong
The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn't be the recipients of the persecution of the Romans. And the way… — John Shelby Spong
In 1933, the Nazis came to power and the more systematic persecution of the Jews followed quickly. Laws were enacted which excluded Jewish children from… — Jack Steinberger
I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render… — Jonathan Swift
The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda. — Strom Thurmond
Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories. — Alice Walker

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