Battle Quote by Aneurin Bevan

When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing it.

— George Will

There are some issues where ministers should come and talk to the prime minister, if the prime minister hasn't already talked to them. Any…

— Tony Abbott

No one likes when debate gets stifled, when these events get cancelled, whether it's a former president or prime minister of Israel, whether it's…

— Andrew Scheer

Debate is where you refine your arguments and I have often learned as much from my debating opponents as from my partners, maybe more.

— Anonymous

Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

— John Allen Fraser

A debate is a very specific kind of performance.

— ContraPoints

To be prime minister, you need to fight many entities, you need to be very determined. It's not going to fall in your lap.

— Ayelet Shaked

Debates are great for voters. The more the better.

— Tom Suozzi

Debating is not an honest intellectual exercise. It's like a trial in which the goal is not to get to the truth but to…

— Victor J. Stenger

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon

A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it.

— Jim Lehrer

The purpose of debates is to explore issues, not end them.

— David Gemmell