 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
The true test of a lover of freedom comes only in relation to things that he dislikes. To tolerate what you like is easy. It is toleration of what you dislike that characterizes the liberal attitude.
Source: Bertrand Russell: What is Freedom? (1952）
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* a brief comment: original text in Japanese, translated with DeepL.com (free version)
AThere are many people (for example, the late Prime Minister Abe and his cronies) who claim to be freedom-loving and yet display a "this is the only way" attitude. It is a wise saying that "the true test of a freedom-lover comes in the relationship with the attitude he shows toward things he hates."
It seems to me that "test" should be translated here as "ordeal," not just "examination.