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title: "3 Public Debates Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [When public leaders turn public debates into words of war - 'enemies' 'go to hell' 'attack' - they are enabling the edgiest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-baker/when-public-leaders-turn-public-debates-into-words-of-war-enemies-go/)

[Charlie Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-baker/)

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> [Unfortunately, public debates do not have much room for subtlety. The audience wants a quick thrust at your opponent, not a slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-lightman/unfortunately-public-debates-do-not-have-much-room-for-subtlety-the/)

[Alan Lightman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-lightman/)

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> [From lying about climate change, to undermining programs that make up our social safety net, to opposing laws that reduce gun violence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheldon-whitehouse/from-lying-about-climate-change-to-undermining-programs-that-make-up/)

[Sheldon Whitehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheldon-whitehouse/)

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