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Antipathy Quotes

Sayings on aversion, dislike, and opposition.

These antipathy quotes include Lincoln's long-held antipathy to slavery, which historians describe as central to his legacy, alongside more recent disagreements voiced from an American Values perspective.

If Lincoln is among history's truly great men, he didn't achieve that stature until his final three years. This was when his long-held antipathy to slavery cohered into a dedicated hostility that gave larger purpose to the Civil War and...

Quotes by Steve Erickson

Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions.

Quotes by Rick Santorum

I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas...

Quotes by Richard E. Robbins

I was concerned about who he would put in there as FBI director because he had expressed antipathy for the FBI, for the director. I was going to stay there and make sure that he couldn't replace me.

Quotes by Louis Freeh

America Quotes

My tastes in music tend to favor anything my kids don't like, out of natural antipathy amplified by a sort of malicious glee.

Quotes by Gregory Maguire

Iraq... has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides' mutual antipathy toward the United States and the Saudi royal family suggests that tactical cooperation between them is possible.

Quotes by George Tenet

In France, that let down the barriers more than a hundred years ago, the feeling of antipathy is still strong enough to sustain an anti-Jewish political party.

Quotes by Franz Boas

It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Quotes by Barack Obama

The thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most people don't like adolescents - even the good ones can be snarky and unpleasant. Combine the antipathy we feel toward the average teenager with the...

Quotes by Ayelet Waldman

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Lincoln's antipathy to slavery described in this collection?
One quote explains that Lincoln's long-held antipathy to slavery only fully hardened into dedicated hostility during his final years in office, which the quote credits as central to his historical stature.
Does this collection include political criticism?
Yes, one quote expresses the speaker's view that a public figure held deep antipathy toward American values, offered here as an attributed personal opinion rather than a settled fact.
Is antipathy always about politics or history in this set?
No, one quote uses it more lightly, describing a personal antipathy toward a sports team as part of a broader list of everyday frustrations.
Do any quotes describe antipathy toward an institution?
Yes, one describes concern over a leader's expressed antipathy toward the FBI and its director, reflecting worry about how that dislike might affect decisions.
What related quote pages pair with this theme?
You might also enjoy quotes about America or Anything that stirs strong personal opposition, both closely related to this topic.

Other quotes describe personal antipathies, from career rivals to sports teams, shown here as attributed opinions rather than endorsed positions. The theme touches broadly on America and public life.