Are You A Bigot

... OR A BIGOT?

It is questionable whether many people who dislike the word know exactly what it means. In the grand old days, when men would rather lay down their lives than sacrifice the truth, they were lashed to the stake. The man with the lighted torch stood close by the faggots; and, just before the torch was set to them, the martyrs were asked for the last time, "Will you recant ?" And they used to have this form of answer, "By God, no!" That phrase has been contracted into "bigot." A bigot, therefore, really means a man who would rather be burned than sacrifice the truth. (William Moodie, Tools for Teachers, published in 1906)