Historically, blacks were enslaved by their colonial masters, and Jews were persecuted by anti-Semites. Nazism was the most vulgar expression of racial hatred. No nation is immune to racial, religious, or ethnic fervor, and any nation can be overcome by ethnic animosities. Humanism is committed to the preservation and realization of all human beings. It allows for no discrimination because of ethnicity, national origin, race, gender, or creed.
All human beings are equal in dignity and value.
All possess the same rights, including the right to exist. There are diverse national heritages in the family of humankind, each of which is entitled to some place in the sun. These represent a wide range of cultural expressions, in language and literature, music and the arts, culinary and social customs. No one group is entitled to dominate or deny cultural freedom to others. Many people find their own ethnic networks gratifying-they live in a Polish neighborhood, frequent an Irish pub, or visit a Jewish synagogue.