Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.

Harper Lee
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have...
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have...
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have...
Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have...
About This Quote

To be prejudice is to have a prejudice against an individual or a group based on physical features, ethnicity, religion, or other factors that cannot be easily changed. To have faith is to believe in something no matter what the evidence may be. In this quote, O’Connor is implying that a person with a strong faith can overcome a person with a prejudice by using reason. This quote is most likely referring to the fact that people who have a strong faith will usually not be prejudiced because they understand the value of reason and the importance of evidence.

Source: Go Set A Watchman

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