Brett Gelman Quotes

Those who know my stance on Israeli democracy also know that there is nothing more foreign to me than the rejection of a position different to my own.

Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.

A state of true and universal tolerance is best ensured by leaving alone the peculiarities of men and peoples.

A free society means that you might have to put up with a lot of things you despise.

That's the beauty of democracy — you believe what you believe, I believe what I believe, and as long as we're not hurting each other, that's fine. Placing a value judgment on a person's beliefs has no place in a democracy.

The doctrine of toleration requires a positive as well as a negative statement. It is not only wrong to burn a man on account of his creed, but it is right to encourage the open avowal and defense of every opinion sincerely maintained. Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is so far doing a public service. We should be grateful to him for attacking most unsparingly our most cherished opinions.

Democracy depends on the idea that we hold each others’ right to express ourselves and be heard above our own desire to always get the outcomes we want. You can’t impose tolerance top-down.

People's opinions, you've got to respect them.

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.

Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.

We have taken the idea of tolerance so far that we have to put up with intolerance.

The reformists do not believe in inflicting their point of view on anyone, not even on the orthodox Bohras. They accept the right of the orthodox also to believe and practise what they want. Similarly, they do not want others to inflict their viewpoint on them or coerce them to accept their authority on pain of social boycott.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.

If the so called 'democratic' individuals out there really believe in their talk about diversity, they should let those with truly different opinions be allowed to talk freely in public, too.

Why should I crowd the world with my opinions? Live and let live. That's it. Let people have their own opinions, and you just keep yours to yourself. There are too many opinions - some unnecessary, some great, some ridiculously stupid - so I think I rather not say anything and keep my opinions to myself.

Tolerance is important, especially in a democracy. The ability to have honest conversations, even if you come from a different place, a difference perspective, is fundamentally important.

If people feel strongly and passionately about something, I'll let them speak strongly and passionately - I'm not going to tell them not to.

Everybody has their opinion. I respect anything that anybody has to say.

I have no problem with someone who disagrees with my life. That's your right to feel that way.

We live in a society where you may not like everything that is happening around you. However, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is wrong. Similarly, just because you dislike something, you don't have to keep talking about it or instigating people against it.

I have never altered my feelings towards individuals, as men or as women, whether they believe as I do or not. Can you live as neighbors with me? I can with you; and it is no particular concern of mine whether you believe with me or not.

My 'Idea of India' calls not just for tolerance, but a celebration of all points of view. Where the sensibilities of every individual are respected