Debate Quotes
906 quotes by 694 authors
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We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.
— John Avlon
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Godwin's law states that the longer any online debate goes on, the likelier it is that someone will play the Nazi card. It's the rhetorical…
— John Avlon
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By in large in this country the issue of gay rights and equality should be past the point of debate. Really, there should be no…
— Scott Fujita
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If the pro abortionists were not in control of the press, I am convinced that not only would the debate on abortion be over by…
— Cal Thomas
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As you look around the country there are still a significant number of states where their whole school debate is over school funding and we've…
— John Engler
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What may begin as a temporary method to circumvent reasoned discussion and debate for the sake of a prized political goal may very well end…
— Jason Stanley
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While people are free to draw different conclusions from the facts, there should be no debate over whether the American public is entitled to have…
— Trey Gowdy
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One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of…
— Rocco Buttiglione
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It is my sincere hope that Christopher Bryson's apparently thorough and comprehensive perusal of the scientific literature on the biological actions of fluoride and the…
— Arvid Carlsson
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Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is a…
— Geoffrey Blainey
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It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear, there…
— Leland Yee
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Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House…
— Caleb Cushing
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Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all, it addresses urgent…
— Robert D. Putnam
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The best society, the best human existence, arrives when humans most closely determine the truth, and act on the truth, and separate it from superstition,…
— Unknown Author
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So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to squeeze…
— Romano Prodi
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Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other…
— Margaret Atwood
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We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it…
— Andy Hobsbawm
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Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent…
— Nancy Gibbs
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You must get courageous men, men of strong views and let them debate and argue with each other.
— Nancy Gibbs
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While we meant to invite debate about some ways the word was used this year, that nuance was lost, and we regret that its inclusion…
— Nancy Gibbs
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