#persecution

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. ↗

— William Hague

#defenders #disgrace #ethnic #human #human rights

Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the scarlet letter A, and the stocks and the dunking board came from that. That puritanism is still there. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

#around #board #came #england #escape

Persecution produced its natural effect on them. It found them a sect; it made them a faction. ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

#faction #found #made #natural #persecution

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love. ↗

— Frank Moore Colby

#brotherly #composed #interest #least #love

The advancement of all sciences, especially where there has been such a radical change, have been attended with persecution. ↗

— Daniel D. Palmer

#attended #been #change #especially #persecution

And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of leaders of the Communist Party, and then of all honest anti-fascists. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#communist party #continued #first #found #home

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

— John F. Kennedy

#commitment #condemns #implies #lack #oppression

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

#brotherly #destruction #excuse #insight #into

There have been times I almost got a persecution complex. I felt like people wouldn't let me grow up. They always saw me as a smiling kid or goofy teenager, no matter how much I'd changed. ↗

— Rick Schroder

#always #been #changed #complex #felt

Jews have suffered persecution from misguided Christians who tortured the Jews for their part in killing Christ. These Christians forgot that Christ died because of the sins of all men. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#christ #christians #died #forgot #jews