Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the
imbeciles.
~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky foresees a society where sensitivity silences truth. When tolerance becomes distorted, it stifles freedom of thought. His warning is about balance: respect for others must not come at the cost of reason. A culture afraid of offense risks intellectual decay.
Do you agree with his assessment?
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