“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
Permalink: Nelson Mandela
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Mandela makes the argument in his autobiography by turning hatred into something learned and therefore changeable. The last clause matters most: he claims that love is the easier habit to acquire, which is why prejudice has to be taught rather than assumed.
Source: Long Walk to Freedom