John F. Kennedy Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs.
Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others."

by:	John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th US President
Date:	1960
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Categories:	Faith, Oppression, President, Tolerance, Belief
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Like it or not, and there ARE those who don't like it in this regressive time, occasionally JFK brilliantly articulated the sometimes overlooked obvious truth. -- Anonymous
-- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
This obvious truth is only semi-articulated and out of context. Another part of it might be expressed by saying "Justice implies refusing to allow the intolerable to persist." -- David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood
Well, of course it's out of context. All quotes are out of context. Let's all add our own addenda why don't we? -- Harold Levy, Hermosa Beach, CA
All quotes are out of context, but we respond to them within a context. And if we don't have an agenda, someone else will impose his agenda. -- David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood
Dudes, is it agenda or addenda? There's a difference. -- Anonymous
Ha ha ha. is it 'condemns the oppression' or 'condoms the oppression'? -- Anonymous
-- Anonymous