Debate Quotes

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Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to… — Andrew Cuomo
I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time… — Mitch Daniels
Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces, and we'll defend… — Evan Davis
The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives. — Jim DeMint
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a… — Mos Def
Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position. — Alan Dershowitz
I have been defending Israel's right to exist, and to defend itself against terrorism, for many years-on college campuses, in television appearances and in debate. — Alan Dershowitz
Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate.… — Arthur Eddington
As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's… — Bob Filner
It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate. — Carl Hiaasen
I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored,… — Damien Hirst
You can only have one aim per debate. — Christopher Hitchens
It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them. — David Hockney
The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair. — J. Edgar Hoover
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree. — Elbert Hubbard
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. — Hubert H. Humphrey
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When… — Atifete Jahjaga
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy. — Jesse Jackson
You've got to work things out in the cloakroom, and when you've got them worked out, you can debate a little before you vote. — Lyndon B. Johnson
It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision. — Barbara Jordan

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