Art Quote by Frank Knox
“I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. Some one has said that most of us don't think, we just occasionally rearrange our prejudices. And I suspect that even today, with all the progress we have made in liberal thought, the quality of true tolerance is as rare as the quality of mercy. That men of all creeds have fundamental common objectives is a fact one must learn by the process of education. How to work jointly toward these objectives must be learned by experience.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Post‑World War II Address, 1946, Frank Knox
True tolerance—thinking and acting with genuine openness—is rarer than mercy, despite liberal progress; education and joint effort are needed to foster it
In simple terms: Genuine tolerance is rare and requires education and collaboration
Promote true tolerance through learning and cooperation
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- multicultural teamwork
- school curricula
- community dialogues
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies move beyond superficial tolerance?
- What role does education play in fostering true tolerance?
Tolerance can be superficial without deep understanding