“The faith that education would destroy intolerance is false. It may be partly true, but people find that intolerance is fun.”

The Ubyssey (student newspaper of the University of British Columbia), February 9, 1979

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "The faith that education would destroy intolerance is false. It may be partly true, but people find that intolerance is…" by Richard Summerbell?
Richard Summerbell photo
Richard Summerbell 11
Canadian mycologist 1956

Related quotes

Eric Hoffer photo

“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”

Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher

Section 215
The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)

Jack McDevitt photo

“It is not faith per se that creates the problem; it is conviction, the notion that one cannot be wrong, that opposing views are necessarily invalid and may even be intolerable.”

Jack McDevitt (1935) American novelist, Short story writer

Source: Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, Odyssey (2006), Chapter 45 (p. 419)

Aron Ra photo

“To the best of my understanding, bigotry, intolerance and hatred are not values, but then faith isn't a virtue either.”

Aron Ra (1962) Aron Ra is an atheist activist and the host of the Ra-Men Podcast

Youtube, Other, Biblical Family Values https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bldw8X5apnY (July 11, 2015)

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn photo
Leo Igwe photo

“Faith or religion should not be respected to the extent that they peddle lies and deception, and fuel division, and hatred and intolerance.”

Leo Igwe (1970) Nigerian human rights activist

An Interview with Dr. Leo Igwe — Founder, Nigerian Humanist Movement (2017)

Franklin D. Roosevelt photo
Prevale photo

“The real intolerance for my immune system is fake people.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vera intolleranza per il mio sistema immunitario sono le persone false.
Source: prevale.net

Anton Chekhov photo

“How intolerable people are sometimes who are happy and successful in everything.”

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian dramatist, author and physician

Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)

Maya Angelou photo

Related topics