“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression of others.” (John F. Kennedy)
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In your own words, what is the main idea of the quote above by the former U.S. President John F. Kennedy?
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)
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Getting Personal
Has anyone ever treated you with intolerance due to your having some background characteristic or to your having expressed certain beliefs? How did it make you feel?
In today’s society there has been a lot of attention given to the intolerance of many to immigrants who have fled from their countries of origin. Do you believe that this intolerance has largely been justified?
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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS
“The highest result of education is tolerance.” (Helen Keller)
Tolerance is a principle that protects people from being unjustly interfered with and from being unduly controlled and limited. It protects against the arbitrary and prejudiced discrimination against and control over others who are perceived to be different. In its practice it is one of the virtues that promotes success for the greatest number of individuals.
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