* "Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population." -- Albert Einstein

* This world of ours... must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower "in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

The responsibility of tolerance lies in those who have the wider vision.
-- George Eliot

* “Men are respectable only as they respect” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

* Nuremberg taught me that creating a world of tolerance and compassion would be a long and arduous task. And I also learned that if we did not devote ourselves to developing effective world law, the same cruel mentality that made the Holocaust possible might one day destroy the entire human race." -- Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor

* The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” -- Benjamin Franklin

Nonviolence, therefore, can be described as an honest and diligent pursuit of truth. It could also mean the search for the meaning of life or the purpose of life, questions that have tormented humankind for centuries. The fact that we have not been able to find satisfactory answers to these questions does not mean there is no answer. It only means we have not searched with any degree of honesty. The search has to be both external and internal. We seek to ignore this crucial search because the sacrifices it demands are revolutionary. It means moving away from greed, selfishness, possessiveness, and dominance to love, compassion, understanding, and respect. -- Arun Gandhi

* Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding. -- Mohandas K. Gandhi Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause. -- Mohandas Gandhi Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit. -- Mohandas Gandhi Once one assumes an attitude of intolerance, there is no knowing where it will take one. Intolerance, someone has said, is violence to the intellect and hatred is violence to the heart. -- Mohandas Gandhi

Tolerance comes of age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not have committed at some time or other.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

* Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love. ~ Jane Goodall

* Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love. ~ Jane Goodall

tolerance is our safest refuge and our fortress against the handicaps that arise from schism, factions, and the difficulties inherent in reaching mutual agreement -- M. Fethullah Gülen * Tolerance, a term which we sometimes use in place of the words respect, mercy, generosity, or forbearance, is the most essential element of moral systems; it is a very important source of spiritual discipline and a celestial virtue of perfected people. -- M. Fethullah Gülen

* Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect. -- Xanana Gusmão Freedom means to build a democratic system enshrined with the respect for fundamental rights of Man, of the human being, of the individuals. -- Xanana Gusmão

"The only hope of preserving what is best, lies in the practice of an immense charity, a wide tolerance, a sincere respect for opinions that are not ours."
--Philip Gilbert Hamerton

Tolerance and celebration of individual differences is the fire that fuels lasting love.
-- Tom Hannah

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
-- Sidney J. Harris

The problem to be faced is: how to combine loyalty to one's own tradition with reverence for different traditions.
-- Abraham Joshua Heschel

Respect—not tolerance—must be our goal if we would diminish prejudice in our time.
-- Selma G. Hirsch

It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.
-- Dee Hock

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves.
-- Eric Hoffer

"Toleration is the best religion."
-- Victor Hugo

* "Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue. -- King Hussein of Jordan

Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
-- Yahya Jammeh

* I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others. -- Thomas Jefferson

* How do we create a harmonious society out of so many kinds of people? The key is tolerance -- the one value that is indispensable in creating community. -- Barbara Jordan We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves. -- Barbara Jordan

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Tolerance Day - November 16