Bigot Quote by William Rounseville Alger
“He who is master of all opinions can never be the bigot of any.”
About This Quote
Source Book: “The Mastery of Opinion” by William Rounseville Alger, 1885
True mastery of ideas prevents narrow prejudice and promotes open‑mindedness
In simple terms: Being open to many views avoids bigotry
Key Takeaway
Cultivate intellectual humility
Themes
tolerance
philosophy
critical thinking
Mood
reflective
analytical
Type
philosophical
educational
When to use this quote
- debate clubs
- education
- leadership training
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
epistemology
social ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance openness with conviction?
- When is it okay to reject an opinion?
A Different Perspective
Complex issues may still demand firm stance
![“The fact is that, once you are the person - and Ms.[Hillary] Clinton is the person who injected this type of commentary [bigot] into this race [2016] - once you inject that type of commentary into this race, you can't then sit back and start complaining about it or have some of your handmaidens in…” quote by Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a7/chris-christie-1382_bigot_the-fact-is-that-once-you-are-the-person_794848.jpg)
![“This type of discourse in the campaign is just unwarranted. But it was started by Ms.[Hillary] Clinton. Ms. Clinton has started the idea of calling Donald Trump those types of names [bigot].” quote by Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ea/chris-christie-1382_bigot_this-type-of-discourse-in-the-campaign-i_453139.jpg)
