“Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.”~Voltaire French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian Voltaire was born on this day in 1694.
“Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.”~Voltaire French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian Voltaire was born on this day in 1694.
“Surely one advantage of traveling is that, while it removes much prejudice against foreigners and their customs, it intensifies tenfold one's appreciation of the good at home.”~Isabella Bird English explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist Isabella Bird was born on this day in 1831.
“We beg you to save young America from the blight of race prejudice. Do not bind the children within the narrow circles of your own lives.”~Charles Hamilton Houston American lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston was born on this day in 1895.
“Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.” ~Marguerite Gardiner Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess Marguerite Gardiner was born on this day in 1789.
“If people are informed they will do the right thing. It's when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice.” ~Charlayne Hunter-Gault American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault was born on this day in 1942.
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