Voltaire
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French writer and public activist (1694 to 1778), born François-Marie d'Arouet; a leading figure of the Enlightenment; lived in England from 1726 to 1729.
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Tolerance follows from humanity, and pardoning each other's folly is nature's first law (opens korrents.com)
“What is tolerance? it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly—that is the first law of nature.”
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Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster (opens korrents.com)
“It is clear that the individual who persecutes a man, his brother, because he is not of the same opinion, is a monster.”
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Christianity should inspire the most tolerance, yet Christians have been the most intolerant (opens korrents.com)
“Of all religions, the Christian is without doubt the one which should inspire tolerance most, although up to now the Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.”
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Tolerance follows from humanity, and pardoning each other's folly is nature's first law (opens korrents.com)