Quote by Robert Francis Kennedy

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists i

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This quote means that the issue with extremists is not their extreme beliefs or views per se, but rather their lack of tolerance for other perspectives. It emphasizes that the real problem lies in the way extremists handle their opponents. It suggests that the evil lies in their rhetoric towards those who hold different opinions or support different causes, rather than in their own ideologies. The quote implies that it is the intolerance exhibited by extremists that makes them objectionable and dangerous.

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