Bill Maher Quotes

The last refuge of intolerance is in not tolerating the intolerant.

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

Liberalism must be intolerant of every sort of intolerance.

The supposed right of intolerance is absurd and barbaric. It is the right of the tiger; nay, it is far worse, for tigers do but tear in order to have food, while we rend each other for paragraphs.

Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance.

You would better educate ten women into the practice of liberal principles than to organize a thousand on a platform of intolerance and bigotry.

Liberalism -- it is well to recall this today -- is the supreme form of generosity; it is the right which the majority concedes to minorities and hence it is the noblest cry that has ever resounded in this planet. It announces the determination to share existence with the enemy; more than that, with an enemy which is weak.

It is a good thing to demand liberty for ourselves and for those who agree with us, but it is a better thing and a rarer thing to give liberty to others who do not agree with us.

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance

Don't go to the dark side. Don't go bashing immigrants or Muslims.

Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.

I don't much care who is gay or straight or married or not. I mostly notice if they are brave enough to confront bigotry.

Let's face it: every campus has its share of students who can't quite comprehend that extreme political correctness is often born of the same intolerance and anti-intellectualism as standard-issue bigotry.

When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against everyone. It's a display of terrible intolerance.

Today the only thing which is not tolerated is intolerance.

In the 21st Century there is no place for Xenephobia, Anti-Semitism of any other form of discrimination.

Maine is a lot of things but one thing it will never be is the headquarters for hate groups and organizations of bigots.

America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry, and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal. As CEO of Merck, and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism

I hate prejudice of any kind, whether it be color or sexual preference.

You don't fight radical conservatism with not-quite-so radical conservatism.

Those who only tolerate people they agree with or like aren't actually tolerant.

The self-proclaimed Islamic State cannot tolerate diversity, which is why we must celebrate it.

Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech.

It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.

We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly that all forms of bigotry and discrimination are equally wrong and should be opposed by right-thinking Americans everywhere. Freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation is surely a fundamental human right in any great democracy, as much as freedom from racial, religious, gender, or ethnic discrimination.