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“We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity.”

Identity Depends Prejudice Likes Dislike Egotism Likes And Dislikes

Author:Karen Armstrong

“The whole point of religious faith, its strength and chief glory, is that it does not depend on rational justification. The rest of us are expected to defend our prejudices. But ask a religious person to justify their faith and you infringe 'religious liberty'.”

Persons Doe Whole Faith Asks Religious Liberty Depends Glory Prejudice Expected Rational Chiefs Justify Justification Religious Faith Religious Liberty Religious Person God Delusion

Book:The God Delusion

Source: The God Delusion

“Our estimate of a character always depends much on the manner in which that character affects our own interests and passions.”

Character Passion Interest Depends Prejudice

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“I don't think it is so difficult to solve the problems between Cuba and the United States; it all depends on whether there is a dialogue, a discussion, or if the prejudices and hatred of people like the extremists and terrorists from the Cuban community, who try to impose their policies, prevail.”

People Ifs Thinking Trying States Problem Difficult Community United United States Policy Depends Hatred Prejudice Solve Terrorist Dialogue Discussion Cuba Extremist Cuban

Author:Fidel Castro

“It is true that physics gives a wonderful training in precise, logical thinking-about physics. It really does depend upon accurate reproducible experiments, and upon framing hypotheses with the greatest possible freedom from dogmatic prejudice. And if these were the really important things in life, physics would be an essential study for everybody.”

“The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends on the oppression of others, that for some to have good lives there must be others whose lives are truncated and brutal.”

People Believe Community Class Security Depends Horror Racism Prejudice Oppression Good Life Brutal Racism And Prejudice

Book:Skin: Talking About Sex, Class, and Literature

Source: Skin: Talking About Sex, Class, and Literature

“Civilization depends upon the vigorous pursuit of the highest values by people who are intelligent enough to know that their values are qualified by their interests and corrupted by their prejudices.”

People Knows Enough Values Interest Depends Civilization Highest Prejudice Intelligent Pursuit Qualified Vigorous

Book:Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics: (Library of America #263)

Source: Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics: (Library of America #263)

“The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of the citizens from foreign bias and prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education and family.”

Source: Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American Founder