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The Paradox of Tolerance,
Karl Popper,
1945.
Wonderful quote, but curse my brain for reading "Karl Popper" as "Carl Pappa"
It's worth noting that what Karl Popper most likely meant by intolerance is something like "forbid their followers to listen to rational argument ... teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols" rather than any broader meaning of the term, and is here explicitly giving credit to the value of rational debate.
Yep, I think the irony of this post is lost on some people.