“If I merely tolerate my neighbor
on the assumption that all of us are equal, that means I can take no interest
in the question of which ones of us are right and which ones are wrong; it means
I am denying the community the use of my intelligence and judgment; it means I
am not prepared to defer to those whose abilities are superior to mine, or to
help those whose condition is worse; it means I can be as self-centered as I
please. Wendell Berry, qtd. in Christian Smith, et al. Lost in
Transition, 68.
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