Modern societies are no more tolerant than medieval ones.

Evidence

Nor should we feel smugly satisfied that we “moderns” are more tolerant and intelligent than our benighted medieval ancestors: the events of the twentieth century disprove this several times over. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 78

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern communal hostilities distort opponents’ views as much as medieval ones did. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1494