I happen to think the singular evil of our time is prejudice. It is from this evil that all other evils grow and multiply. In almost everything I’ve written there is a thread of this: man’s seemingly palpable need to dislike someone other than himself.

Rod Serling (1924–1975) American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator

“Serling in Creative Mainstream,” interview by Ellen Cameron May, Los Angeles Times (1967-06-25)
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Quoted in Anne Serling, As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling, ch. 8 (2013).