Disputed Quotes

42 Disputed quotes by 40 unique authors

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
This position will not be disputed, so long as it is admitted that the desire of reward is one of the strongest incentives of human… — Alexander Hamilton
It is a [disputed] question, whether the circulation of paper, rather than of specie [gold and silver coin], is a good or an evil I… — Thomas Jefferson
The two parties which divide the state, the party of Conservation and that of Innovation, are very old, and have disputed the possession of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Heretics are not to be disputed with, but to be condemned unheard, and whilst they perish by fire, the faithful ought to pursue the evil… — Martin Luther
Violence appears to be most commonly a result of threatened egotism -- that is, highly favorable views of self that are disputed by some person… — Roy Baumeister
That natural selection can produce changes within a type is disputed by no one, not even the staunchest creationist. But that it can transform one… — Robert J. Sawyer
The earliest and most primitive known members of every order already have the basic ordinal characters, and in no case is an approximately continuous sequence… — George Gaylord Simpson
Anything other than free enterprise always means a society of compulsion and lower living standards, and any form of socialism strictly enforced means dictatorship and… — Llewellyn Rockwell
Sauces comprise the honor and glory of French cookery. They have contributed to its superiority, or pre-eminence, which is disputed by none. Sauces are the… — Curnonsky
The liberty of using harmless pleasure will not be disputed; but it is still to be examined what pleasures are harmless. — Samuel Johnson
Metaphysical world.- It is true, there could be a metaphysical world; the absolute possibility of it is hardly to be disputed. We behold all things… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth disputed whether John Kerry deserved some of his five medals. A large part of Kerry's defense was an appeal… — James Taranto
Exegetical commentaries on the books of the Bible come in all shapes and sizes. Harold Hoehner's new volume on Ephesians has both a distinctive shape… — Ralph P. Martin
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents has been always tragic, chiefly as an almost indecent excitement at first, and a worse reaction afterwards; but… — Henry Adams
Prohibition may be a disputed theory, but none can say that it doesn't hold water. — Thomas Lansing Masson
The definition of marriage cannot be disputed. It's right there in black and white and it's been the same since the start of Wikipedia. — Jesse Tyler Ferguson
I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in… — King Edward VIII
Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had… — Charles Perrault
I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but… — Jamal Lewis
Claims of right and insistence upon obligations may depend upon treaty stipulations, or upon the rules of international law, or upon the sense of natural… — Elihu Root
Everyone has taste, yet it is more of a taboo subject than sex or money. The reason for this is simple: claims about your attitudes… — Stephen Bayley
It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought. — Alice Miller
The two parties which divide the State, the party of Conservatism and that of Innovation are very old, and have disputed the possession of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being… — Alan Dershowitz

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