Discussion Quotes

721 Discussion quotes by 611 unique authors

The community which does not protect its humblest and most hated member in the free utterance of his opinions, no matter how false or hateful,… — Wendell Phillips
Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a large and well-organized republic can… — Alexander Hamilton
It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that… — Thomas Paine
Any attempt to disturb the deadly routine of instruction is looked upon as sabotage. And the notion that the aims and functions of education should… — Charles Ferguson
I believe that the community's duty to education is, therefore, its paramount moral duty. By law and punishment, by social agitation and discussion, society can… — John Dewey
Science, history and politics are not suited for discussion except by experts. Others are simply in the position of requiring more information; and, till they… — Frank P. Ramsey
If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be… — Louis D. Brandeis
No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions. — Subhas Chandra Bose
I don't want to get in a big, long discussion about right and wrong, but our company has been working on the issue of underage… — Pete Coors
Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate, and where no opportunity for the forming of opinions exists, there may be… — Hannah Arendt
The main point in our report was to recommend decriminalization...because of the way laws are applied, which have not worked. We have applied them for… — Kofi Annan
He has inhibited discussion by designating admonition as the method of dealing with a heretic- and the first method, too, because he is not a… — Tertullian
Homosexuality is an ugly sin, repugnant to those who find no temptation in it, as well as to many past offenders who are seeking a… — Spencer W. Kimball
Knox was engaged in a theological discussion with scientist John Scott Haldane. 'In a universe containing millions of planets,' reasoned Haldane, 'is it not inevitable… — Ronald Knox
All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. — John Stuart Mill
If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards. — Bill Shankly
So long as there is any subject which men may not freely discuss, they are timid upon all subjects. — John Jay Chapman
The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals. — Henry David Thoreau
When all is said and done, and statesmen discuss the future of the world, the fact remains that people fight these wars. — Eleanor Roosevelt
It is sometimes asserted that a surgical operation is or should be a work of art ... fit to rank with those of the painter… — Wilfred Trotter
I have often asked Americans wherein they consider their freedom superior to that of the English, but have never found them able to indicate a… — James Bryce
The justification and the purpose of freedom of speech is not to indulge those who want to speak their minds. It is to prevent error… — Henry Steele Commager
Haldane was engaged in discussion with an eminent theologian. "What inference," asked the latter, "might one draw about the nature of God from a study… — John B. S. Haldane
Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention of experiments, but… — Karl Popper
Brutes by their natural instinct have produced many discoveries, whereas men by discussion and the conclusions of reason have given birth to few or none. — Francis Bacon

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