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“Prejudice is always dangerous.”

Dangerous Danger Prejudice

Author:Wendy Beckett

“A jurisdiction thus vague and arbitrary was exposed to the most dangerous abuse: the substance, as well as the form, of justice were often sacrificed to the prejudices of virtue, the bias of laudable affection, and the grosser seductions of interest or resentment.”

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Book:History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus

Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus

“There are those people who basically don't like those who are different. Now, that is a prejudice and it's a prejudice that's dangerous because in the world today, the world works through connectivity. It works through going across the boundaries, but faith and culture and race in a nation.”

People World Different Today Culture Nations Race Dangerous Prejudice Boundaries World Today

Author:Tony Blair

“I think it's fair to say there is a demagogic path that Europeans, South Americans, Asians have pursued, and we know where that leads. It uses xenophobia, it uses paranoia, it uses prejudice, it uses nationalism to really stir people up and to, you know, begin an us-versus-them contrast, which is dangerous and is not something we've had in our politics at a presidential level in America.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

“Well, my dear," said Mr. Bennet, when Elizabeth had read the note aloud, "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness—if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.”

Ifs Knows Should Wells Said Would Be Order Dies Dangerous Fit Comfort Daughter Should Have Prejudice Notes Dear Illness Pursuit Your Daughter Mrs Bennet

Book:Pride and Prejudice

Source: Pride and Prejudice

“Books are, at their heart, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Because they challenge us: our prejudices, our blind spots. They open us to new ideas, new ways of seeing. They make us hurt in all the right ways. They can push down the barricades of ‘them’ & widen the circle of ‘us.”

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Author:Libba Bray

“Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider streets, larger dining rooms, fewer stairs to climb and no smelly, dangerous subway stations.”

Source: Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer

“Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights.”

Real Self Passion Interest Differences Opinion Rights Dangerous Prejudice Suspicion Stubborn Self Interest Adherence Differences Of Opinion Incitement

Book:Addresses on International Subjects

Source: Addresses on International Subjects

“Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life.”

War Race Christianity Enemy Struggle Dangerous Civilization Disease Roots Prejudice Democratic Western Civil War Decency Western Civilization

Author:Mordecai