“Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.” WorldLyingUnderstandingCommitmentToleranceGenerosityOur LoveBetter Place Author:Muhammad Ali
“If we move away from the American tradition of lawyers defending those with whom they vehemently disagree -- as we temporarily did during the McCarthy period -- we weaken our commitment to the rule of law... So beware of an approach which limits advocacy to that which is approved by the standards of political correctness.” IfsMovingLawPoliticalPoliticsJusticeResponsibilityPeriodsLimitsApproachStandardsRespectConscienceCommitmentTraditionLawyerToleranceHypocrisyDisagreeRule Of LawPolitical CorrectnessApprovedCorrectnessAdvocacyAmerican Tradition Book:Letters to a Young Lawer (Easyread Large Edition) Source: Letters to a Young Lawer (Easyread Large Edition)
“I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values, our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.” BelieveValuesI BelieveSpaceLibertyDemocracyDutyCommitmentToleranceDefinedOpennessExclusiveCivicsCivic DutyInternationalismShared Values Author:David Blunkett
“One of the paradoxes of liberal societies arises from the commitment to tolerance. A society committed to respecting the viewpoints and customs of diverse people within a pluralistic society inevitably encounters this challenge: will you tolerate those who themselves do not agree to respect the viewpoints or customs of others? Paradoxically, the liberal commitment to tolerance requires, at some point, intolerance for those who would reject that very commitment.” PeopleChallengesCommitmentAgreeCommittedToleranceAriseEncountersRejectsParadoxCustomsDiverseIntoleranceTolerateViewpoints Author:Martha Minow
“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” MotivationalBeliefCommitmentToleranceOppressionBrotherhoodIntolerancePersecutionReligious ToleranceInjustice And OppressionPolitical OppressionTolerance And RespectCommitment To ExcellencePatience And ToleranceLack Of Commitment Author:John F. Kennedy
“We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples of the world, the vast majority of whom live in poverty without hope, opportunity or choices in life. These conditions are a breeding ground for division that can cause a desperate people to resort to nuclear weapons as a last resort. Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place.” PeopleWorldLastsLyingChoicesOpportunityCausesUnderstandingWealthPovertyConditionsWeaponsCommitmentMajorityNuclearToleranceGenerosityBridgesDesperateDivisionNuclear WeaponsOur LoveBetter PlaceResortsBreedingLife ChoicesWithout HopeDisparity Author:Muhammad Ali
“A bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments.” PersonsDisciplineCommitmentToleranceIdolsSelf DisciplineDiscernmentBigots Author:Howard Thurman
“We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines through British history. Our commitment to fairness, fair play and civic duty.” MadeCountryPlayValuesBeliefCommonQualityLibertyDutyCommitmentFairsShiningBritishToleranceBritainFairnessCivicsBritish HistoryCivic DutyFair Play Author:Gordon Brown
“We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism... We cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door.” StoriesSidesCommunityDoorsFeetDivinePromiseCommitmentToleranceSpiteMaterialismAbsurdityConstructsPatentsExtravagantCreation And EvolutionHealth And Life Author:Richard Lewontin