The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of …

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The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms ✨ Bertrand Russell (2009). Unpopular Essays, p.160, Routledge
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