The mind will ever be unstable that has only prejudices to rest on.

— Unknown Source

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

— William James, U.S. philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician, 1842-1910

The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly.

— Ogden Nash, U.S. poet well known for his light verse, 1902-1971

A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.

— William James, U.S. philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician, 1842-1910

Everyone is a prisoner of his/her own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices—justrecognize them.

— Edward R. Murrow, U.S. broadcast journalist, 1908-1965

Some folks think they are thinking when they are only rearranging their prejudices.

— Unknown source

Passion and prejudice govern the world; only under the name of reason.

— John Wesley, English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism, 1703-1791
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