English Explanatory Dictionary

paradox of tolerance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The idea that, if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance.

Word forms

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