The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen【電子書籍】[ Simon Wolf ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Example in this ebook＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞It were an error to suppose that prejudice is always the offspring of ignorance, inasmuch as the reverse is very frequently true. Not seldom is ignorance the result of prejudice, through a willful refusal to recognize such facts as run counter to the latter. A more accurate simile would, therefore, be the likening of prejudice and ignorance to twins, of whom either may be the precursor of the other, and either one the stronger of the two. The prejudices which follow ordinary ignorance give way readily before increasing knowledge of the truth, but where prejudice is the elder of the twin vices, it is usually the most obstinate as well. "None so blind as those who will not see" is an old aphorism whose truth is universally recognized. This obstinate kind of prejudice is usually but a form of self-conceit, as the latter, in turn, is but another form of ignorance.＜br /＞ To combat one of the most obstinate of all obstinate prejudices, and to ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る