Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has alw…

E. M. Forster
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Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy
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Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy

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