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Americans believe in [[free speech]], but to be tolerant you should ''[[Respect|respect]]'' other people's beliefs. You can still disagree with someone's beliefs or practices.
Americans believe in [[free speech]], but to be tolerant you should ''[[Respect|respect]]'' other people's beliefs. You can still disagree with someone's beliefs or practices.
<blockquote>All religions and their traditions deserve to be examined, but there is a difference between critique and slander. And certainly there is a difference between insightful observations and naive comments." <ref>[http://media.www.emorywheel.com/media/storage/paper919/news/2007/04/03/ArtsLiving/Tolerance.Breeds.Empathy-2819324.shtml Tolerance Breeds Empathy]</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>All religions and their traditions deserve to be examined, but there is a difference between critique and slander. And certainly there is a difference between insightful observations and naive comments." <ref>[http://media.www.emorywheel.com/media/storage/paper919/news/2007/04/03/ArtsLiving/Tolerance.Breeds.Empathy-2819324.shtml Tolerance Breeds Empathy]</ref></blockquote>
Liberals often incorrectly define tolerance as not saying anything that might offend someone else (especially a minority.) This view is actually contradictory to tolerance, i.e. people should ''tolerate'' the views expressed by others.
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