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The capacity to put up with people, things and opinions that ''you'' don't like. It does not mean stopping people whose opinions you don’t like from express them. That's called ''in'' tolerance.
The capacity to put up with people, things and opinions that ''you'' don't like. It does ''not'' mean stopping people who hold opinions you don’t like from expressing them. That's called ''in'' tolerance.


Being tolerant means accepting the world is allowed to not measure up to, or even give a hoot about, your personal standards
Being tolerant means accepting the world is allowed to not measure up to, or even give a hoot about, your personal standards

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Tolerance
/ˈtɒlərəns/ (n.)

The capacity to put up with people, things and opinions that you don't like. It does not mean stopping people who hold opinions you don’t like from expressing them. That's called in tolerance.

Being tolerant means accepting the world is allowed to not measure up to, or even give a hoot about, your personal standards

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