In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practised, and, both by precept and example, inculcated on mankind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Religious tolerance has historically been a practice recommended by good minds.
- In plain terms
- Good people have always practiced religious tolerance.
- What can you take from it?
- Tolerance is a longstanding virtue.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is tolerance hard to maintain?
- How do we encourage it?
Another view
This ideal has often been contested in practice.
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