Chapter 4: Ethics and Culture

Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees. – Karel Capek

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics – Albert Einstein

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. – John F. Kennedy