Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
Interpretation
Tolerance means respecting others' beliefs while remaining committed to your own.
This quote by John F. Kennedy emphasizes that true tolerance does not require forsaking one's own beliefs; instead, it involves rejecting the oppression and persecution of others due to differing beliefs. It advocates for coexistence and respect among diverse perspectives, recognizing that a healthy society is built on mutual understanding and acceptance.
In practice
In a speech advocating for human rights.
The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning.
I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come.
I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children - not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women - not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
Writers are such phonies: they sometimes have wise insights but they don't live by them at all. That's what writers are like...you think they know something, but usually they are just messes.
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
You cannot dictate what people find funny, what people find attractive, or what people find scary. There is not a norm.
Though all afflictions are evils in themselves, yet they are good for us, because they discover to us our disease and tend to our cure.
In an age of speed, I began to think nothing could be more exhilarating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still.
Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!
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