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> [There will be a debate on Firing Line between Buckley and Gore Vidal on the proposition: "This nation cannot survive as long as the income of 50 percent of the population is below the median." Mr. Vidal will take the affirmative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/there-will-be-a-debate-on-firing-line-between-buckley-and-gore-vidal/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

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## More by M. Stanton Evans

> [There will be a debate on Firing Line between Buckley and Gore Vidal on the proposition: "This nation cannot survive as long as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/there-will-be-a-debate-on-firing-line-between-buckley-and-gore-vidal/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [A modern liberal is someone who doesn't care what you do, as long as it's compulsory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/a-modern-liberal-is-someone-who-doesn-t-care-what-you-do-as-long-as/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [On Politics: When our people get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being our people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/on-politics-when-our-people-get-to-the-point-where-they-can-do-us/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [No matter how bad you think something is, when you look into it, it's always worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/no-matter-how-bad-you-think-something-is-when-you-look-into-it-it-s/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [Once our people get themselves into a position to make policy, they cease being our people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/once-our-people-get-themselves-into-a-position-to-make-policy-they/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [He who writes the Resolved Clause, wins the debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/he-who-writes-the-resolved-clause-wins-the-debate/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

> [It's amazing how much credit you can take, if you don't care about accomplishing anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-stanton-evans/it-s-amazing-how-much-credit-you-can-take-if-you-don-t-care-about/)

[M. Stanton Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-stanton-evans/)

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