Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade, as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. But a modest assertion of one's own… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
You have to remember, rights don't come in groups we shouldn't have 'gay rights'; rights come as individuals, and we wouldn't have… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Was it Aristotle who said the human soul is composed of reason, will, and desire?” “No, that was Plato. Aristotle and Plato… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
To be sure, debates will linger about whether Medicare is too large or too small. Debates remain about the allocation of Medicare… — Michael Johns Copy Share Image
I hope we are able to shift debate over to the Middle East and change this debate to how we help the… — Steve King Copy Share Image
In a fundamental sense, this debate about NAFTA is a debate about whether we will embrace these changes and create the jobs… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
In the humanist ideal, the mainstream is where interesting debate, the generating of new ideas and creativity take place. In rational society… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
System-wide changes rely on a critical mass of interested parties, all willing to enter into deep partnerships and collaborations, founded on new… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Global warming is such a politically charged issue that we are losing our perspective on the issue and more importantly losing an… — Topper Shutt Copy Share Image
The debate about the war seems pretty robust and free. Many publications, from the New Yorker to the Nation, feel perfectly comfortable… — Rich Lowry Copy Share Image
This is a serious problem that will lead to a serious debate about the first amendment, but I think that the national… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
It's fascinating watching the debates [of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump], with the search for the new president. It's like a car… — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer who's preaching some particular philosophy or something but the big questions do concern me and I like to… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
As soon as one point alone is removed from the sphere of dogmatic certainty, the discussion will not simply result in a… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Hume's doctrine was that the circumstances vary, the amount of happiness does not; that the beggar cracking fleas in the sunshine under… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What is the role of an academic - no matter what they're teaching - within political debate? It has to be that… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
If I believe in something, I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing.… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
Television is much more difficult because at every moment, the network can force you to change things based on their belief about… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
When governments rely increasingly on sophisticated public relations agencies, public debate disappears and is replaced by competing propaganda campaigns, with all the… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
“Even when we're right, we may be wrong. If--in the process of debate--we've hurt the heart of another being, it matters not… — Shakieb Orgunwall Copy Share Image
We ought to be able to talk about ideas, we ought to be able to debate ideas because that's how you get… — Kim Reynolds Copy Share Image
While the TPP - like any trade deal - is a subject of vigorous debate, its benefits are clear. The TPP will… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
All the more reason we need to stand up for our democracy now. If we're going to solve the crises that are… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
When you don't have accountability, there's no limit to the things that people will say. One of the restraints on the vitriol… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
It is a time when Irish women can link - as they are linking - through networks. They can do this through… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
There seems to be a concern about whether the public appreciation of science has eroded to a point where it has removed… — Rush D. Holt, Jr Copy Share Image
Orthodox Islam, like orthodox interpretations of the other Abrahamic faiths, views homosexuality as sinful and usually defines marriage as only ever a… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
I don't know Condoleezza Rice personally. I'm sure she's a nice lady, and I'm sure she plays the piano well. But she… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
I think you go into a debate trying to be fair minded and trying to be balanced but occasionally there will be… — Emily Maitlis Copy Share Image
I think that political parties are fuelling this fear in order to create divisions. The more we bring up fear, the more… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Whistleblowing constitutes a nice test case for the evaluation of loyalty. Loyalty also appears at the intersection of many major philosophical debates:… — John Kleinig Copy Share Image
In my humble opinion, those who come to engage in debates of consequence, and who challenge accepted wisdom, should expect to be… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
In this case, Jane and Maura don't always agree on how to go about solving something. They both are very different in… — Sasha Alexander Copy Share Image
The whole sphere of air that surrounds us, Alma, is alive with invisible attractions — electric, magnetic, fiery and thoughtful. There is… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Non-cooperation is an attempt to awaken the masses, to a sense of their dignity and power. This can only be done by… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I don't get debate agains guns at all. Because we have it after every mass shooting. And now a terror attack. And… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
Moms get their fair share of conflicting advice, with a heaping of unsolicited advice. Parents debate the pros/cons of different types of… — Christine Tsai Copy Share Image
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