Persecution Quotes

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F. Kennedy
Commitment Oppression Own Tolerance Others Rather Implies Condemns Persecution Lack Beliefs
Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution. William Butler Yeats
You Every Once Way Intolerance Kind Religious Attempt Open Persecution Legislation Grounds
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. Ayn Rand
Service Government Business Prosperity National Way Only Disastrous Off Persecution Hands Just Help Keeping
I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution. George Washington
Myself Spiritual You Tyranny Every Would Would-Be Religious More Horrors No-One Beg Persecution Effectual Than Establish Against Persuaded Barriers Zealous Species
Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution. Edwin Louis Cole
God Knowledge Word Temptation Bulwark Persecution Accusation Deception Against Even
If there is one thing I fear less than everything else, it is, I believe, persecution for my opinions. There are a good many points about which I may be diffident, but when it comes to questions of Truth and intellectual independence, there is no holding me - I can envisage no finer end than to sacrifice oneself for a conviction. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Truth Good Me Fear Independence Sacrifice Holding Conviction Believe Else Everything Everything Else One Thing Finer About Oneself Points Envisage Opinions Intellectual Persecution Questions End Than May Which Less Many Thing
To write is a relief from life's problems. It is a way in which you revenge yourself. In art, the writer achieves utopia. But any attempt to achieve social utopia is bound to catastrophe. If you want a society of saints, the result is hell, repression, totalitarianism, and persecution. Mario Vargas Llosa
Life Art You Yourself Revenge Result Achieve Problems Totalitarianism Hell Society Way Relief Write Writer Attempt Catastrophe Bound Saints Persecution Any Repression Want Achieves Which Social Utopia
If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would never have received the Nobel Prize. Rita Levi-Montalcini
Would Never Had Nobel Nobel Prize Been Persecution Discriminated Prize Against Suffered Received
Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law. Thomas Paine
Religion Law Marked All Religions Religions Strongly Feature Always Persecution Any Established Original
Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. Hosea Ballou
Religion Devil Propagation Persecution Sustain Which Requires
Religious tolerance is something we should all practice; however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else. Walter Koenig
Freedom Religion Practice Tolerance Else Religious Religious Freedom Religious Tolerance Something Atrocities More Name However Been Persecution Than Committed Anything Anything Else Should
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction. Bertrand Russell
Love Destruction Made Our Religions Insight Brotherly Mass Mass Destruction Excuse Scientific Been Persecution Means Teach Used Profoundest
The three most powerful and most apparent means used by Rome to retain her power over the minds of her votaries are Ignorance, Superstition, and Persecution. Charles Spurgeon
Ignorance Three Power Minds Superstition Retain Powerful Over Most Most Powerful Persecution Rome Means Used Apparent Her
When the Jewish people, after nearly 2,000 years of exile, under relentless persecution, became a nation again on 14 May 1948 the 'fig tree' put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was 'at the door,' ready to return. Hal Lindsey
People First Nation Tree Jewish People Relentless Would Indicate He Put Return Became Ready Said Leaves Exile Years Persecution May Door After Again Forth Fig Nearly Jesus Jewish
Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it. Howard Mumford Jones
Law Criticism First Society Meet Easier Suppress First Law Because Always Persecution Than
Venezuela's government must work toward achieving a true culture of democracy for our region. There's no room for persecution based on ideological reasons or for thinking differently. Mauricio Macri
Work Government Democracy Culture Thinking Our Must True Toward Venezuela Ideological Persecution Achieving Region Room Reasons Based Differently
Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people, both inside Israel and also in the Occupied Territories. Alice Walker
People Guilty Inside Both Also Occupied Territories Israel Persecution Apartheid Palestinian Palestinian People
When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life. Angelina Jolie
Life War Suffering People Sadness My Life First Feelings Possibilities See More Could Felt Were Persecution Where Ashamed Places
Even in November 1938, after five years of anti-Semitic legislation and persecution, they still owned, according to the Times correspondent in Berlin, something like a third of the real property in the Reich. Arthur Bryant
Property November Berlin Correspondent Something Like Real Still Years Anti-Semitic Persecution According Five Times Owned Legislation After Even Reich Third
Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution. Bill Condon
Feelings Would Kinsey Identify Himself Persecution Galileo Moments
When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion got from our lives the better our lives would get, I thought, because persecution had been such a burden to Jewish families for generations. Bruce Feiler
Life Faith Religion Better Burden Everyday Life Thought Jews Everyday Our Our Lives Further Would Had Generations Like Because Got Been Persecution Up Families Get Many Appeared Growing Growing Up Lives Receding Jewish
This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war. Charles Kennedy
War History People Country Doors Civil Unrest Generations Opening Proud Persecution Personal Fleeing
Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue. Charles Simmons
Silence Old Fire Argument Intolerance Silenced Days Persecution Endeavors Modern Old Days Sword Tongue
Perhaps the gravest under-publicized atrocity in the world is the persecution of Christians. Conrad Black
World Atrocity Perhaps Persecution Christians
Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. Edmund Burke
Guise Religious Piety Mistaken Shield Persecution Itself May
You can easily see why the experience of Jews would be helpful if you're looking to get action on religious persecution. Elliott Abrams
You Experience Looking Action Jews Easily Would Would-Be Religious See Persecution Get Helpful Why
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