"We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country"
- Pearl S. Buck
About this Quote
This quote by Pearl S. Buck talks to the hypocrisy of many individuals in the West. We are willing to send out missionaries to China to spread our faiths, yet we hesitate to accept Chinese people into our own countries. This quote highlights the double standard that exists in our society, where we want to impose our beliefs on others, yet reluctant to accept them into our own communities. It also speaks to the bigotry and xenophobia that exists in lots of Western nations, where people are evaluated and discriminated against based upon their race or citizenship. This quote acts as a tip that we ought to be more open and accepting of people from different backgrounds, which we need to not be so fast to evaluate or exclude them.
This quote is written / told by Pearl S. Buck between June 6, 1892 and March 6, 1973. She was a famous Novelist from USA.
The author also have 42 other quotes.
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"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"
