toleration
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Mr. George rightly regards any toleration of antisemitism as a violation of principles that can’t be compromised, as he spelled out in a Facebook statement that’s well worth reading:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Mr. Persico mentions that Martin Luther hated Jews and persecuted heretics, and he acknowledges that Locke excluded Catholics and atheists from toleration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
His famous letter on religious toleration argues that the state must never impose a religion on the people.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
In the religious realm, it came to stand for toleration and a removal of sectarian passions from public life.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
She did care what the servants thought: “Whether the servants know you as you are and do not take your opinions as any guide for theirs—whether they learn toleration in short.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Vocabulary lists containing toleration
European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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Chapters 7–9
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