The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility. — Jim Lehrer Copy Share Image
I have been defending Israel's right to exist, and to defend itself against terrorism, for many years-on college campuses, in television appearances… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Do freshman philosophy classes nowadays debate updated versions of the age-old questions? Like, how could a merciful God allow AIDS, childhood cancers,… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Rick Santorum said this week that his 12-year-old could out-reason me about God. Look, I am not about to debate a home-schooled… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Democracy needs to start with an open Presidential debate. So come on out and let's take back the promise of our democracy. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
“Too many people get away with truly awful ‘reasoning’, not because what they are arguing happens to be true, but because they… — Ellie Rose McKee Copy Share Image
On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Every single university student should study philosophy. You need to lead the examined life and question your beliefs. If you don't learn… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
“Of course, logic is not the only tool used in debate, and it is helpful to be cognizant of the others. Rhetoric… — Ali Almossawi Copy Share Image
It is not the principled partisan, however obnoxious he may seem to his opponents, who degrades our public debate, but the preening,… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image
Intellectual freedom is essential -- freedom to obtain and distribute information, freedom for open-minded and unfearing debate and freedom from pressure by… — Andrei Sakharov Copy Share Image
It's often the case that when a critic uses an embarrassingly accurate term to describe what a wrong-doer is doing, the wrong-doer… — Steve Kangas Copy Share Image
Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and… — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. — Michael Pena Copy Share Image
In government, the forces of risk-aversion and constant conflict serve to stultify and narrow the range of ideas up for debate. — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
Just as I wouldn't expect a gynecologist to have a debate with somebody who believes in the Stork-theory of reproduction, I won't… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
There's a reason why the NRA's not here. They're just down the street. And since this is the main reason they exist,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution? — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister wins debate after debate and loses battle after battle. The country is beginning to say that he fights debates… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
I don't feel like emotion has place in a debate, because emotion doesn't encourage rational debate - it shuts it down. It… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
In debate, one randomly was assigned to one side or the other. This had at least one virtue - it made one… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Earlier tonight the second Republican debate took place here in California. With 10 men and only one woman, everyone thought they were… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The Second Amendment is not open for debate. Why do Democrats feel that this is the one enumerated Constitutional right that they… — Lauren Boebert Copy Share Image
I'm not going to get into a debate over the non-essentials. I won't try to change other denominations. Why be divisive? — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
The threshold by the Commission on Presidential Debates. In the words of the League of Women Voters, they are a fraud being… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Judaism is the best basis for democracy. The debate between the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai, the constant debate,… — Benny Gantz Copy Share Image
God forbid I should be the last one to criticize, but I think may be Howard Dean has a bit of a… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
Who better to help formulate and to lead debate on fighting ISIS and Islamic extremists than an Arabic-speaking former CIA case officer… — Todd Wilcox Copy Share Image
“Dialogue unplugs you from your own programming as you become more real; debate turns up the voltage and entrenches you more deeply.” — Oli Anderson Copy Share Image
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate. — Karen Hughes Copy Share Image
I hope that one day the people of Quebec will one day be a part of the concert of nations. This is… — Pauline Marois Copy Share Image
Where there are so many, all speech becomes a debate without end. But two together may perhaps find wisdom. — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a huge debate with Arianna Huffington about immigration - going back and forth - finally immigration came in… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
