We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.

Karl Popper

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Topic

Intolerance

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Academic Writer

From

Austria Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 1, Routledge, 1995, notes to the chapters, ch. 7, note 4.

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