"I do not believe in Belief. But this is an Age of Faith, and there are so many militant creeds that, in self defence, one has to formulate a creed of one's own. Tolerance, good temper and sympathy are no longer enough in a world where ignorance rules, and Science, which ought to have ruled, plays the pimp. Tolerance, good temper and sympathy β they are what matter really, and if the human race is not to collapse they must come to the front before long."
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E. M. Forster
Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 β 7 July 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
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