Why was Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the Fox debate such a big deal? — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
A litlte rationality lifts the quality of the debate here. Thanks for contributing! — Emmy Copy Share Image
Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right. — Ted Kulongoski Copy Share Image
Are we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate. — Jack Layton Copy Share Image
The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
A novel is an impression, not an argument; and there the matter must rest. — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
We don’t have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity, it’s written in the Bible. — Ted Haggard Copy Share Image
Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for… — Bennie Thompson Copy Share Image
We work on macro issues and macaroni and cheese issues. When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects… — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image
When a person's religious beliefs cause him to deny the evidence of science, or for whom public policy morphs into a battle… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
Too much of our political debate...has become a race to the bottom. An exchange of insults and slanders more appropriate to reality… — Jeanne Shaheen Copy Share Image
“There are a lot of things we all know that don't want to face. I hope you already know that. It will… — Richard D. Wolff Copy Share Image
“Explicit arguments are the everlasting combat tools of a debate winner. Not the raising of the voice.” — Klaudio Marashi Copy Share Image
Consider the case of a person who holds a view with probability 1. Then coherence says that it is no use having… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by… — Tim Robbins Copy Share Image
People are trying to make decisions about whether they should vaccinate their children or not, which is still a big debate. It's… — Kyra Zagorsky Copy Share Image
“I see all the more reason for debate by the man who does actually 'believe his own lies' - for that debate… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
One of the hardiest myths in British public life is that there is a conspiracy of silence on immigration. Liberals and leftists,… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Every time one of us starts talking about more effective immigration controls, somebody else throws up the Statue of Liberty, how we're… — Alan K. Simpson Copy Share Image
In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in… — Mario Cuomo Copy Share Image
We should not use special budget procedures to jam through legislation to drill in the Arctic Refuge. This topic is too important… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers which will provide educational opportunities to a… — Bobby Scott Copy Share Image
Pope Francis said the use of contraception could be justified in regions hit by the Zika virus; a stance that could reignite… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part of the drama is a monologue, or rather an intimate… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
It took six weeks of debate in the Senate to get the Arms Embargo Law repealed--and we face other delays during the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
The story of slavery is everybody's story. It is the story about how we're all shaped by, regardless of race, regardless of… — Lonnie Bunch Copy Share Image
Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all,… — Robert D. Putnam Copy Share Image
But one thing is certain: the commandments have not changed. Let there be no mistake about that. Right is still right. Wrong… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
I suspect, too, that the modern debates represent the effort of candidates with widely-varying constituencies and special interests to please to tip… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
