--- title: "1 Hominem Attacks Quotes By James G. Stavridis" description: "1 Hominem Attacks quotes by James G. Stavridis. Plus more from James G. Stavridis and more Hominem Attacks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/james-g-stavridis-15104_ad_i-ve-never-been-in-a-twitter-fight-thoug_2974548.png" --- > [I've never been in a 'Twitter fight,' though I've witnessed my fair share. I do enjoy vigorous and informed debate, but the benefit is lost when the exchange becomes a series of petty ad hominem attacks. I don't see much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/i-ve-never-been-in-a-twitter-fight-though-i-ve-witnessed-my-fair/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/james-g-stavridis-15104_ad_i-ve-never-been-in-a-twitter-fight-thoug_2974548.png) ## More by James G. Stavridis > [Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/building-a-stable-peaceful-and-coherent-europe-must-include-russia/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [I would not be surprised to see Syria break apart entirely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/i-would-not-be-surprised-to-see-syria-break-apart-entirely/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [What's the third largest nation in the world after China and India? It's the Facebook nation - 430 million people on Facebook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/what-s-the-third-largest-nation-in-the-world-after-china-and-india-it/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [As a 4-star admiral, I visited over a hundred U.S. embassies all around the world, and I never failed to see lines of locals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/as-a-4-star-admiral-i-visited-over-a-hundred-u-s-embassies-all-around/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [I spent much of my life - almost 40 years - as a military officer. My specialty was in the part of the Navy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/i-spent-much-of-my-life-almost-40-years-as-a-military-officer-my/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [All of my relatives on both sides of my family are from Allentown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/all-of-my-relatives-on-both-sides-of-my-family-are-from-allentown/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [It's probably worth noting that although I'm ethnically Greek, my grandfather was actually born in Turkey and came through Greece on his way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/it-s-probably-worth-noting-that-although-i-m-ethnically-greek-my/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [Eighty-five percent cannot read when they enter the security forces of Afghanistan. Why? Because the Taliban withheld education during the period of time in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/eighty-five-percent-cannot-read-when-they-enter-the-security-forces/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [We are excellent at launching Tomahawk missiles; we need to get better at launching ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/we-are-excellent-at-launching-tomahawk-missiles-we-need-to-get-better/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [The NATO treaty is crystal clear on this one: An attack on one nation shall be regarded as an attack on all of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/the-nato-treaty-is-crystal-clear-on-this-one-an-attack-on-one-nation/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [Internal fights between various agencies, i.e. between the CIA and FBI, are highly counterproductive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/internal-fights-between-various-agencies-i-e-between-the-cia-and-fbi/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/after-37-years-in-the-navy-there-were-no-further-jobs-in-uniform-and/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [During the early 1990s, Mexico's domestic political sensitivities meant that it rarely extradited people who had committed crimes in the U.S. After NAFTA, extradition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/during-the-early-1990s-mexico-s-domestic-political-sensitivities/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [If we discover through a thorough and unbiased investigation that Russia has indeed attacked our electoral process directly with the intent to influencing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/if-we-discover-through-a-thorough-and-unbiased-investigation-that/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) > [The most important thing I learned was the value of personal friendships and working cooperatively with your peers - the Academy has a saying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-g-stavridis/the-most-important-thing-i-learned-was-the-value-of-personal/) [James G. Stavridis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-g-stavridis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hominem-attacks/james-g-stavridis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hominem Attacks Quotes By James G. Stavridis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never been in a 'Twitter fight,' though I've witnessed my fair share. I do enjoy vigorous and informed debate, but the benefit is lost when the exchange becomes a series of petty ad hominem attacks. 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