Argument Quotes

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... if you insist that the inference is made by a chain of reasoning, I desire you to produce that reasoning. The connection between the… — David Hume
The supposition that the future resembles the past, is not founded on arguments of any kind, but is derived entirely from habit. — David Hume
..all arguments concerning existence are founded on the relation of cause and effect; that our knowledge of that relation is derived entirely from experience; and… — David Hume
This can never become popular, and, indeed, has no occasion to be so; for fine-spun arguments in favour of useful truths make just as little… — Immanuel Kant
We are in fact convinced that if we are ever to have pure knowledge of anything, we must get rid of the body and contemplate… — Socrates
A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint, will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy.… — Joseph Addison
The First Amendment reads more like a dream than a law, and no other nation, so far as I know, has been crazy enough to… — Kurt Vonnegut
Whether or not you agree that trimming and cooking are likely to lead on to downright forgery, there is little to support the argument that… — Charles Thomas Jackson
But you now, you wear your soul on your sleeve, exhausting your energy, propping yourself up on a tree, mumbling, or bent over your desk,… — Zhuangzi
The great argument used now against any theological proposition is not, that it is untrue, or unthinkable, or unedifying, or unscriptural, or unorthodox, but simply,… — Ronald Knox
Forgiveness is the most effective way of dealing with arguments; altruism and forgiveness bring humanity together so that no conflict, however serious, will go beyond… — Dalai Lama
We argue with our biology, and the result of that argument is civilization. — Charles Siebert
History is the art of making an argument about the past by telling a story accountable to evidence. In the writing of history, a story… — Jill Lepore
The best argument for anarchism is the twentieth century. — Joseph Sobran
An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of… — Jim Herrick
Never preach a sermon without a text from the Bible, a text containing the theme which you can elaborate. The text is the best proof… — Isaac Mayer Wise
We are told that the possession of nuclear weapons - in some cases even the testing of these weapons - is essential for national security.… — Joseph Rotblat
Lutherans, whose arguments and mistakes will not be difficult to contest or discover, do not want to attribute any value to works, and they do… — Michael Servetus
A funny thing is if you're out hiking and your friend gets bit by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going for help, then go… — Jack Handey
A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy. — Joseph Addison

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