Truly Tolerant People

“Truly tolerant people are hard to offend. They do not seek occasion to bring others into ill repute. They do not put the worst construction on someone else’s words or deeds.”

From Out of the Ashes by Anthony Esolen

See also Dan Crenshaw’s book Fortitude for a real life example of how he handled a situation without succumbing to outrage

See C.S. Lewis’s essay in God in the Dock entitled ‘The Dangers of National Repentance’ for a good example of how we moderns put the worst construction on the words and deeds of others while ignoring the evil in our hearts