Argument does not soften, but rather hardens, the obdurate…

There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart; he does not feel for man.

— William Cowper

What no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which…

— Austin Farrer

“What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does…

— Austin Farrer

“There are two sides to any argument. Does one side always have all the answers? Give it some thought.”

— Alder

Argument does not teach children or the immature. Only time and experience does that.

— Doris Lessing

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does…

— Dan Savage

Sir, what does it matter whom I serve, so long as I am right?

— Pierre Corneille

One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The…

— Jerry Saltz

On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters -…

— Alan Alda

The inner defenses are unconscious. They consist of a kind of magic aura which the mind builds around cherished belief. Arguments which penetrate into…

— Arthur Koestler

There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation…

— Susan Jacoby

As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very…

— Barack Obama

Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this…

— John Rawls

Lutherans, whose arguments and mistakes will not be difficult to contest or discover, do not want to attribute any value to works, and they…

— Michael Servetus

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.

— Rowan Williams