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I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the discussion… — Adam Savage
For in the absence of debate unrestricted utterance leads to the degradation of opinion. By a kind of Greshams law the more rational is overcome… — Walter Lippmann
Disagreement produces debate but dissent produces dissension. Dissent (which come from the Latin, dis and sentire) means originally to feel apart from others. People who… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Ah, yes, my social life â€” a series of encounters where we briefly debate who is in the greater rush. — Robert Breault
But I do think its necessary to have debates. — Geraldine Ferraro
Our true history is scarcely ever deciphered by others. The chief part of the drama is a monologue, or rather an intimate debate between God,… — Henri Frederic Amiel
The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both parties must embrace… — Lee Iacocca
We can know nothing till after this grave debate. The soul must withdraw, for this is not its hour. Now the knife must divide the… — Georges Duhamel
In Britain, the theatre has traditionally been where the public goes to think about its past and debate its future. The formation of the National… — John Lahr
In the United States, and to only slightly lesser degree in all the other rich and economically progressive Western countries, public debate has at all… — Gunnar Myrdal
I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep… — Ron Wyden
I think film should raise questions, not give answers. I think film should challenge people to reflect, debate and get by themselves to the answer… — Diego Luna
Let me announce this to the American people tonight one of the best things about this debate, as a Democrat from Massachusetts, I have proposed… — Richard Neal
Such an emphasis on the immanence of God as Creator in, with, and under the natural processes of the world unveiled by the sciences is… — Arthur Peacocke
If Quebecers want to keep the Canadian dollar, they'll keep it - and nobody can stop that, end of debate. — Jacques Parizeau
I knew Arizona's SB 1070 would be controversial when I introduced it, but I did not expect the national immigration debate to revolve around a… — Russell Pearce
My personal missteps - how many Americans have died as a result of that? None. Other than my family, how many victims were there? None.… — Scott Ritter
My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking. — Scott Ritter
Bless his heart, I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done through this debt increase debate.… — Sarah Palin
We shall seek debate without division or rancour. — Johann Lamont

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