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“When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus derive classes in which the members have the greatest amount of resemblance to one another and the greatest amount of difference from the members of other classes. But suppose that, instead of organizing knowledge, you set out to organize ignorance and prejudice. You will then do precisely the opposite.You will keep the classification vague and flexible, so that it can be made to include just whatever individuals you choose.”

“Ignorance and prejudice are the ballast of our ship of state - however, ships without ballast are not seaworthy and cannot sail in the tempests, nor reach a safe harbor.”

States Fear Ignorance Safe Prejudice Ships Sail Harbors Tempest Ballast Safe Harbor Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:George Orwell

“Everywhere in the world there are ignorance and prejudice, but the greatest complex of these, with the most extensive prestige and the most intimate entanglement with traditional institutions, is the Roman Catholic Church.”

World Church Ignorance Prejudice Catholic Institutions Complexes Traditional Intimate Catholic Church Prestige Roman Catholic Entanglement Roman Catholic Church Ignorance And Prejudice

Book:Crux Ansata: An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church

Source: Crux Ansata: An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church

“Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.”

Hard Ignorance Prejudice Stubborn Racial Justice Being Stubborn Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Adlai E. Stevenson

“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”

Reason Use Funny Fool Prejudice Nonviolent Communication Use It Or Lose It Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Voltaire

“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”

Hands Ignorance Racism Prejudice Missions Tolerance Generosity Propaganda Isolation Bigotry Intolerance Defeated Racism And Prejudice Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Kofi Annan

“Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.”

World Self Mankind Ignorance Prejudice Self Sufficiency Sufficiency Inexperience Ignorance And Prejudice

Book:The works of Joseph Addison: including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition, with letters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works

Source: The works of Joseph Addison: including the whole contents of Bp. Hurd's edition, with letters and other pieces not found in any previous collection; and Macaulay's essay on his life and works

“Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.”

Government Ignorance Prejudice Absolutes Errors Absolute Power Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Lord Chesterfield

“Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.”

Men Ignorance Racism Prejudice Discrimination Chains Forged Forging Racism And Prejudice Discrimination And Racism Ending Racism Ignorance And Prejudice

Book:Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

Source: Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

“I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.”

People Thinking Reason Prejudice Susceptible Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:Roger Ebert

“Race prejudice decreases values, both real estate and human.”

Humans Real Values Race Prejudice Estates Decrease Ignorance And Prejudice

Author:W. E. B. Du Bois