Grant spoke from a political standpoint about the issue of toleration to a crowd of more than 20 people in Gregory lounge. Referring to Locke, Grant said that liberal democracy implies that all people are free. Only God knows what a person thinks.
Grant believes toleration is threatened by attacks on liberal democracy.
When these problems arise, people engage in willful attempts to impose what they believe to be their 'noble opinions' on others. Many hold that liberalism is the prominent belief today because it won out over other opposing beliefs, Grant said. With this understanding, there is no reason to be tolerant except that it is a personal choice. When people engage in many different interests the soul is fragmented, Grant said. Sometimes people will latch onto one idea and see reality through that one cause.