The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.)

The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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