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The essence of liberalism is negotiation, a cautious half measure, in the hope that the definitive dispute, the decisive bloody battle, can be transformed into… — Carl Schmitt
With The Myth of Achievement Tests, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz have offered a wealth of insightful analysis and brought together… — Unknown Author
Christianity is realistic because it says that if there is no truth, there is also no hope; and there can be no truth if there… — Francis Schaeffer
Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite. It’s a commitment based on evidence… It is irrational to reduce all faith… — John Lennox
The first point one has to get straight in discussions like this, is that ID is not the opposite of evolution. Rather, it is the… — Michael Behe
I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors… — Dennis Ritchie
Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions. — James Hansen
Injection of environmental and political perspectives in midstream of the science discussion cannot help the process of inquiry. I believe that persons with relevant scientific… — James Hansen
The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever in getting together… — Jim Hightower
I'm a black woman every day, and I'm not confused about that. I'm not worried about that. I don't need to have a discussion with… — Shonda Rhimes
"A hundred years ago, in this country, we were more comfortable with these discussions [of past lives, touching the spiritual world, collective unconsciousl] than we… — Mehmet Oz
Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity… — Sheila Jackson Lee
When mental development is under discussion, there are many who say, 'How does movement come into it? We are talking about the mind.' And when… — Maria Montessori
There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion. — Donella Meadows
Her imperturbable self-confidence (Duchesse de Maine) caused Madame de Stael to write that the Duchesse believed in herself the same way she believed in God,… — Antonia Fraser
The freedom of patient speech is necessary if the doctor is to get clues about the medical enigma before him. If the patient is inhibited,… — Jerome Groopman
Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page. — Hyman Rickover
Temperate, sincere, and intelligent inquiry and discussion are only to be dreaded by the advocates of error. The truth need not fear them... — Benjamin Rush
A Colombia without coca and without conflict was an impossible dream just a few years or decades ago, and today I can tell you it… — Juan Manuel Santos
There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country? — Iris Chang
I sometimes try to imagine what would have happened if we’d known the bonobo first and the chimpanzee only later—or not at all. The discussion… — Frans de Waal
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference… — Simon Conway Morris
While self-interest arising from the enjoyment of meat eating is obviously one reason for its entrenchment, and inertia another, a process of language usage engulfs… — Carol J. Adams
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
In most societies birth has been an experience in whichwomen draw together to help each other and reinforce bonds in the community. Now that eradication… — Sheila Kitzinger

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