I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.
Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
Arthur Capper, Politician (1865) |
Gerald Finzi, Composer (1901) |
Gerald R. Ford, President (1913) |
Laurieann Gibson, Director (1969) |
Natalia Ginzburg, (1916) |
Claudia Kennedy, Soldier (1947) |
Patrick J. Kennedy, Politician (1967) |
Arthur Laurents, Playwright (1918) |
Jerome Lawrence, Playwright (1915) |
Edward Fitzgerald, Poet (1883) |
Lawrence Hargrave, Scientist (1915) |