There are times when it is better to know what a man thinks and to allow him the room to say it, not ceding to him the right to be wrong, disagreeable, or ignorant, but the dignity to err and be human.
How can we influence and change, or be influenced and changed, by what is thought, but never voiced?
Have confidence that the truth will prevail against ignorance, so long as both are held up to the light of day. Humanity and tolerance cannot just be demanded from those with whom we disagree, but also must be extended even sometimes to those we deem ignorant.
Only in that spirit can we all grow, together, toward greater wisdom.
Loren M. Lambert © December 23, 2013
How can we influence and change, or be influenced and changed, by what is thought, but never voiced?
Have confidence that the truth will prevail against ignorance, so long as both are held up to the light of day. Humanity and tolerance cannot just be demanded from those with whom we disagree, but also must be extended even sometimes to those we deem ignorant.
Only in that spirit can we all grow, together, toward greater wisdom.
Loren M. Lambert © December 23, 2013
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