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.
According to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions, including the statisticians.
As you walk, you cut open and create that river bed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow.
Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.
The story of Mary of Magdalene reminds us all of a fundamental truth...A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death.
If a man's at odds to know his own mind it's because he hasn't got aught but his mind to know it with.
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