224 Quotes About Intolerance

Most of the terrible wars in the world are based upon religion. It seems to divide, rather than uniting. Perhaps, we are going wrong somewhere.

A lady is just a lady. But if you call yourself as a gentleman, then it becomes debatable.

There is a thin line between respect and fear. Some people end up confusing or mixing the two.

I don't see wars in the world, only misunderstandings.

they want me to be just like them but they want to be just like them

In reality, no human being, with the right mindset can ever allow someone to slap them while sitting idle.

All roads lead to Rome, but many people still think there's only one way to get there, their own way, and whoever doesn't follow it, gets lost.

But that's always a certain way to recognise a facist: when he's more powerful he kills everything that's different from him, he uses only brute force while law breaks like glass under his boots. And then, when he loses and when he's weak, he invokes the law and tolerance of differences. All of a sudden, he knows by heart every single human rights convention he broke so many times before.

Wenn wir uns erinnern, wie rassisch, religiös und politisch Verfolgte, die vom sicheren Tod bedroht waren, oft vor geschlossenen Grenzen anderer Staaten standen, werden wir vor denen, die heute wirklich verfolgt sind und bei uns Schutz suchen, die Tür nicht verschließen."[Ansprache am 8. Mai 1985 in der Gedenkstunde im Plenarsaal des Deutschen Bundestages]