Sydney Smith Quotes

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.

Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.

Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness.

Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all.

If prejudice could reason, it would dispel itself.

Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed by logic.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different.

A bigot is simply a sociologist without credentials.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Racists are irrational and illogical in their attempts to justify their prejudices.

You know, people aren't always the most open-minded.

If bigots behave like bigots, it's not a huge surprise.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

Folks never understand the folks they hate.

A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.

Prejudice hasn't changed to this day, not in golf. Maybe in other sports.

If you are constantly making judgments based on superficial affiliations, your world gets to be pretty small.

Islam is not a race, yet Islamophobia partakes of racist characteristics.