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title: "30 Public Debate Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Public Debate quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Public Debate sayings and thoughts."
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> [False equivalency is the lifeblood of American public debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-whitlock/false-equivalency-is-the-lifeblood-of-american-public-debate/)

[Jason Whitlock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-whitlock/)

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> [I'm not getting into a public debate with Jack Nicklaus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-finchem/i-m-not-getting-into-a-public-debate-with-jack-nicklaus/)

[Tim Finchem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-finchem/)

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> [In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yitzhak-rabin/in-the-midst-of-fighting-there-is-no-place-for-public-debate/)

[Yitzhak Rabin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yitzhak-rabin/)

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> [Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-coulter/enjoy-most-the-prospect-of-having-an-impact-on-the-public-debate/)

[Ann Coulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-coulter/)

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> [A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/a-politician-s-goal-is-always-to-manipulate-public-debate-i-think/)

[Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/)

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> [That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mcnamara/that-s-one-of-the-major-lessons-no-president-should-ever-take-this/)

[Robert McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mcnamara/)

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> [We don't stop Russia or any other country from trying to influence public debate in the United States on any issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-malinowski/we-don-t-stop-russia-or-any-other-country-from-trying-to-influence/)

[Tom Malinowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-malinowski/)

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> [Since we enacted the PATRIOT Act almost three years ago, there has been tremendous public debate about its breadth and implications on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-berman/since-we-enacted-the-patriot-act-almost-three-years-ago-there-has/)

[Howard Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-berman/)

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> [Science can tell us what can be done in principle, but it is then a matter for public debate as to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walport/science-can-tell-us-what-can-be-done-in-principle-but-it-is-then-a/)

[Mark Walport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walport/)

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> [I think it's natural for anyone that participates in a public debate to advocate for the most extreme version that they can,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-genachowski/i-think-it-s-natural-for-anyone-that-participates-in-a-public-debate/)

[Julius Genachowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-genachowski/)

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> [I think essentially if you look at British public debate around the issues of our interconnectedness with the global economy you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-osborne/i-think-essentially-if-you-look-at-british-public-debate-around-the/)

[George Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-osborne/)

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> [In the United States, and to only slightly lesser degree in all the other rich and economically progressive Western countries, public debate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gunnar-myrdal/in-the-united-states-and-to-only-slightly-lesser-degree-in-all-the/)

[Gunnar Myrdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gunnar-myrdal/)

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> [Fixing our healthcare system as a whole is our primary challenge, and to make it happen you need to get engaged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senator-john-kerry/fixing-our-healthcare-system-as-a-whole-is-our-primary-challenge-and/)

[Senator John Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senator-john-kerry/)

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> [If there is an ‘overabundance' of an idea in the absence of direct governmental action -- which there well might be when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-kagan/if-there-is-an-overabundance-of-an-idea-in-the-absence-of-direct/)

[Elena Kagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elena-kagan/)

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> [Think about it: If you were publicly branded a racist on an issue of public debate, might you not next time hesitate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-fitton/think-about-it-if-you-were-publicly-branded-a-racist-on-an-issue-of/)

[Tom Fitton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-fitton/)

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> [Until the courts put a stop to it, public debate over same-sex marriage displayed American democracy at its best. Individuals on both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/until-the-courts-put-a-stop-to-it-public-debate-over-same-sex/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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> [There is too much disagreement for disagreement's sake. In a time of persistent challenges that still call into question our most sacred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/there-is-too-much-disagreement-for-disagreement-s-sake-in-a-time-of/)

[Cory Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-booker/)

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> [“And is it not the artists that make art? Well, no: criticism is now the substance of art making to such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-shepheard/and-is-it-not-the-artists-that-make-art-well-no-criticism-is-now-the/)

[Paul Shepheard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-shepheard/)

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> [There seems to be a concern about whether the public appreciation of science has eroded to a point where it has removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-d-holt-jr/there-seems-to-be-a-concern-about-whether-the-public-appreciation-of/)

[Rush D. Holt, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-d-holt-jr/)

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> [I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-rudd/i-m-out-there-arguing-the-labor-case-i-will-do-it-anywhere-and/)

[Kevin Rudd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-rudd/)

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> [“In m second year I attended a public debate on a theme that interested me, though not by its novelty: does life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alasdair-gray/in-m-second-year-i-attended-a-public-debate-on-a-theme-that/)

[Alasdair Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alasdair-gray/)

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> [“the participants in the public debate risk being driven less by reasoned arguments than by what catches the mood of the moment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-kissinger/the-participants-in-the-public-debate-risk-being-driven-less-by/)

[Henry Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-kissinger/)

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> [For God to be kept out of the classroom or out of America's public debate by nervous school administrators or overcautious politicians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-gibbs/for-god-to-be-kept-out-of-the-classroom-or-out-of-america-s-public/)

[Nancy Gibbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-gibbs/)

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> [Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hitchens/is-there-any-point-in-public-debate-in-a-society-where-hardly-anyone/)

[Peter Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hitchens/)

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> [If we can't have a public debate because the information space is so polluted, or because people are afraid of the reactions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-applebaum/if-we-can-t-have-a-public-debate-because-the-information-space-is-so/)

[Anne Applebaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-applebaum/)

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> [I believe that politicians have a public trust to further debates about important issues. I firmly believe that every public debate holds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geert-wilders/i-believe-that-politicians-have-a-public-trust-to-further-debates/)

[Geert Wilders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geert-wilders/)

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> [We have several million Muslims in France who are mostly moderates or non-practicing. If they feel that it is the only subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najat-vallaud-belkacem/we-have-several-million-muslims-in-france-who-are-mostly-moderates-or/)

[Najat Vallaud-Belkacem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najat-vallaud-belkacem/)

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> [We owe it to ourselves and to our policy makers to have a high standard of public debate about the future of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walport/we-owe-it-to-ourselves-and-to-our-policy-makers-to-have-a-high/)

[Mark Walport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walport/)

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> [The public debate about evolution itself, as opposed to whether to teach it, is something else. It is boring, demeaning, and insufferably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-hacking/the-public-debate-about-evolution-itself-as-opposed-to-whether-to/)

[Ian Hacking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-hacking/)

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> [The discourse of the West and the attitudes of its leaders are important because they influence public debate in Turkey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/safak-pavey/the-discourse-of-the-west-and-the-attitudes-of-its-leaders-are/)

[Safak Pavey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/safak-pavey/)

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