René Guénon Quote: Unveiling the Dangerous Irony of Tolerance!

„Let us be clear: we are not criticizing practical tolerance, which is exercised towards individuals, but rather theoretical tolerance, which claims to be applied to ideas and grants all ideas the same rights. This would logically imply a radical skepticism. We cannot help noticing that, like all propagandists, the apostles of tolerance, truth to tell, are very often the most intolerant of men. This is what has in fact happened, and it is strangely ironical : those who wished to overthrow all dogma have created for their own use, we will not say a new dogma, but a caricature of dogma, which they have succeeded in imposing on the western world in general; in this way there have been established, under the pretext of "freedom of thought," the most chimerical beliefs that have ever been seen at any time, under the form of these different idols, of which we have just singled out some of the more important.“

René GuénonRené Guénon reveals the irony of theoretical tolerance and its impact on freedom and dogma.
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René Guénon was a French philosopher and esotericist known for his work on metaphysics, tradition, and symbolism.

Guénon's quote profoundly questions the limits of tolerance and warns against the ironic emergence of new dogmas under the guise of freedom of thought.


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Quote by René Guénon on the irony and dangers of theoretical tolerance

René Guénon (1886–1951) was a French metaphysician and esotericist known for his critique of the modern world and emphasis on traditional metaphysical principles. He is considered a founding figure of the Traditionalist School and has had a lasting influence on modern spiritual and philosophical thought.

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Französisches Original:

“Qu’on nous comprenne bien : nous n’entendons point blâmer la tolérance pratique, qui s’exerce envers les individus, mais seulement la tolérance théorique, qui prétend s’exercer envers les idées et leur reconnaître à toutes les mêmes droits, ce qui devrait logiquement impliquer un scepticisme radical ; et d’ailleurs nous ne pouvons nous empêcher de constater que, comme tous les propagandistes, les apôtres de la tolérance sont très souvent, en fait, les plus intolérants des hommes. Il s’est produit, en effet, cette chose qui est d’une ironie singulière : ceux qui ont voulu renverser tous les dogmes ont créé à leur usage, nous ne dirons pas un dogme nouveau, mais une caricature de dogme, qu’ils sont parvenus à imposer à la généralité du monde occidental ; ainsi se sont établies, sous prétexte d’ « affranchissement de la pensée », les croyances les plus chimériques qu’on ait jamais vues en aucun temps, sous la forme de ces diverses idoles dont nous énumérions tout à l’heure quelques-unes des principales.”

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