Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
VirgilRead
If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that human prejudice is rooted in deeper psychological factors and would persist even in a world without visible differences.
George Aiken's quote underscores the idea that prejudice is not solely based on external characteristics such as race, creed, or color, but rather reflects deeper societal and psychological issues. If people lacked superficial differences, they would still find other reasons to divide themselves, indicating that the roots of discrimination are more complex and ingrained in human nature than we often acknowledge.
Themes
PrejudiceEqualityHuman NatureDivisionSociety
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of fostering true understanding between people.
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