"Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room."

Prejudice, Custom

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"Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my way across the room."

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"Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected."

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"People who think with their epidermis or their genitalia or their clan are the problem to begin with. One does not banish this specter by invoking it. If I would not vote against someone on the grounds of 'race' or 'gender' alone, then by the exact same token I would not cast a vote in his or her favor for the identical reason. Yet see how this obvious question makes fairly intelligent people say the most alarmingly stupid things."

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"While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

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"Fundamentalism not only fuels devastating acts of violence, but also all kinds of primitive prejudicial behaviors, such as Misogyny, Polygamy, Homophobia, and Islamophobia."

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"Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding."

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"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible."

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"When people misjudge, they inhale and exhale with obstinate, stagnant prejudice."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

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"He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men."

Dan Groat, American Author

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"Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality."

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