Intolerant People

Famous quotes containing the words intolerant and/or people:

    “No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another.”
    —Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

    “The people inside have no water
    and are never allowed to touch.
    They crack like macadam.
    They are mute.
    They do not cry help
    except inside....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)