They could
occasionally show some justice for men who in no wise shared their ideas; but
in their estimation it was an unpardonable crime for anybody to hold much the
same views as themselves, without being absolutely in agreement with them on
every possible point.
Emile Zola - Rome (1896)
One of the great human scourges. It has
destroyed millions.
3 comments:
Agreed. A case of allowing the absolutely identical to be the enemy of the merely similar.
I am all in favour of being allowed to express my personal opinions and ideas. All I ask is that those who disagree with me should be stopped from doing so.
Sam - and still horribly common.
Demetrius - you jest but it's a common attitude.
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