Karl Popper Quotes About Tolerance

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  • We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.

    Karl Popper (2012). “The Open Society and its Enemies”, p.668, Routledge
  • The moral decisions of others should be treated with respect, as long as such decisions do not conflict with the principle of tolerance.

  • I have insisted that we must be tolerant. But I also believe that this tolerance has its limits. We must not trust those anti-humanitarian religions which not only preach destruction but act accordingly. For if we tolerate them, then we become ourselves responsible for for their deeds.

  • Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.

    "The Open Society and Its Enemies". Book by Karl Popper, Volume 1. Notes to Chapter 7, Note 4, 1945.
  • If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.

    Karl Popper (2012). “The Open Society and its Enemies”, p.668, Routledge
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Karl Popper

  • Born: July 28, 1902
  • Died: September 17, 1994
  • Occupation: Philosopher