Character Quote by Jonathan Swift

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudice, eradicate virtue, honesty and religion.

— Jonathan Swift

The prejudice of unfounded belief often degenerates into the prejudice of custom, and becomes at last rank hypocrisy. When men, from custom or fashion…

— Thomas Paine

Men, in general, seem to employ their reason to justify prejudices...rather than to root them out.

— Mary Wollstonecraft

The morals of men are more governed by their pursuits than by their opinions. A type of virtue is first formed by circumstances, and…

— William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

— Anonymous

Men's prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither evidence nor…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too…

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and a series of unconnected arts. Though just prejudice, his duty becomes a part of his nature.

— Edmund Burke

Real men don't conform to the beliefs of others, even when society has concluded on what is good and true, but maintain the integrity…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men neglect the duties incumbent on man, yet are treated like demi-gods; religion is also separated from morality by a ceremonial veil, yet men…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“It is eminently reasonable that men should seek to associate with those who share their convictions and values. It is impossible to deal or…

— Ayn Rand

When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices,…

— Benjamin Franklin