Argument Quotes

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The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to let some air… — Christopher Hitchens
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions. — Homer
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. — Elbert Hubbard
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause. — Victor Hugo
Truth springs from argument amongst friends. — David Hume
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. — Thomas Huxley
Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice. — Robert Green Ingersoll
The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. — William James
An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations… — Thomas Jefferson
You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised… — Penn Jillette
What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something… — Lyndon B. Johnson
All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. — Samuel Johnson
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. — Joseph Joubert
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing. — Franz Kafka
There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear. — Rose Kennedy
Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door… — Omar Khayyam
It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to admit, interesting. — Soren Kierkegaard
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. — Ed Koch
I believe in what I believe, and I think after all these years I've heard a lot of arguments, and I'm convinced by the superiority… — Charles Krauthammer
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought. — Milan Kundera

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