Quote by David Webb

“The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.”

— Joseph Joubert

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

— Joseph Joubert

An aim of an argument should be progress, but progress ultimately means little without victory.

— Gary L. Francione

“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert I”

— Justin Brierley

The purpose of an argument, should not be victorious, but progress...

— Anonymous

“Victory is a stance taken to move from being a victim to being a victor.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

“You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all…

— Winston Churchill

“Every war is not worth fighting and every victory is not worth celebrating because not ever disagreement should create an enemy.”

— Tonny K. Brown

“Explicit arguments are the everlasting combat tools of a debate winner. Not the raising of the voice.”

— Klaudio Marashi

“It is our contention, to be explored later in more detail, that political defiance, or nonviolent struggle, is the most powerful means available to…

— Gene Sharp

“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat for it is momentary." ( Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13 , 3 May 1919)”

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Our civic life is heavily marked—indeed, pocked—by debates in which each side is so certain of its position that any movement is effectively impossible.…

— Leah Hager Cohen