Tolerated Quotes

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And quit bringing up our forefathers and saying they were civil libertarians. Our founding fathers would have never tolerated any of this crap. For God's… — Dennis Miller
The worst crimes were dared by a few, willed by more and tolerated by all. — Tacitus
There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberty, only a long staircase where each step down must first be tolerated by the American people… — Alan K. Simpson
In a democracy, the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional, but must be maintained because it is indispensable. — Walter Lippmann
If there be any among us who wish to dissolve the Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed, as monuments of… — Thomas Jefferson
Language furnishes the best proof that a law accepted by a community is a thing that is tolerated and not a rule to which all… — Ferdinand de Saussure
...the right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example... Had the holding of slaves been a moral… — Richard Furman
All religions must be tolerated for every man must get to heaven in his own way. — Epictetus
We must not descend to the level of those who perpetrated Tuesday's violence by targeting individuals based on their race, their religion, or their national… — John Ashcroft
Quite agreeable, of course, was this state of things to those who thought it in their abundant riches the result of inevitable economic laws and… — Pope Pius XI
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was… — Hugh Laurie
It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go… — Wentworth Miller
An institution has to decide, and it's not just an option, it's a responsibility, how much diversity can be tolerated. — Albert Mohler
Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with economic exploitation. They have deplored prejudice but tolerated or ignored economic injustice. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. . . .… — Margot Asquith
An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share… — Bertrand Russell
It is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans. It is time to make clear… — Tom Harkin
Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense. — M. William Phelps
I remember a Buddhist teachers reflections on the Holocaust...What terrible karma those Jews mustve had... This kind of fundamentalism, which blames the victims and rationalizes… — David Loy
The reality is Hicks is facing an unfair justice system that is not tolerated anywhere else in the world, so where does that leave him — Michael Mori

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