Nelson Mandela Quotes

At the end of the day, if millions of people come together and say, we are not going to be a xenophobic society, we are not going to be throwing millions of Latinos out of this country, we are not going to be a racist society, we're not going to be a sexist society, we will prevail.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

I wanted to do away with these divisions—here German, there Jews.

Patriotism is a sham when it lets out the howl that the people of another nation are a pack of beasts and criminals, unrelated to the human family

Discrimination still exists. Some people feel that their own beliefs are being threatened. Some are unhappy about unfamiliar cultures. They all need to be reassured that there is so much to be gained by reaching out to others; that diversity is indeed a strength and not a threat.

Israelis are displaying buds of xenophobia.

I think patriotism is never racism.

In our own country, you can't divide people.

Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.

We must never remain silent in the face of bigotry. We must condemn those who seek to divide us. In all quarters and at all times, we must teach tolerance and denounce racism, anti-Semitism and all ethnic or religious bigotry wherever they exist as unacceptable evils. We have no place for haters in America -- none, whatsoever.

We can't allow racism and xenophobia to gain traction.

Xenophobia is the hatred of foreigners. I don't hate anyone.

You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, Of people whose skin is a different shade. You've got to be carefully taught.

There wasn't anti-Semitism in France.

I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans.

I don't think I'm alarmist. I'm more disappointed by the euphemisms in some instances than outright bigotry. Now, to me, you walk around with a Klan hat on or you've got a swastika on you arm, you just look like a dope, you know what I mean?

Racial prejudice, anti-Semitism, or hatred of anyone with different beliefs has no place in the human mind or heart.

I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.

I won't ever got to a place that's racist, and I will tell everybody else not to and I'll speak against them. But it should be their right to be racist.

Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.

Intolerance has been the curse of our country.

You'd never know that listening to people in the UN but tribalism is the father of racism.

No one is born hating others.

If I was in a room with a bunch of skinheads talking about racism, then I would be disturbed, but after we finished a take, we were normal people again.