Debate Quote by Edward R Murrow Download Open image “After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.” — Edward R Murrow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Debate Debate Reputation Douglas Secure Lincoln Douglas Messieurs Lincoln
Stephen A.Douglas was a risk-taker by temperament; I expect that Lincoln - Douglas debates represented another risk he just couldn't resist. He lived to… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
“By privately endorsing Seward’s spirit of compromise while projecting an unyielding public image, President-elect Lincoln retained an astonishing degree of control over an increasingly… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Lincoln characterized Stephen Douglas's argument as "a specious and fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse chestnut to be… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Lincoln, Douglas and their contemporaries struggled to decide what the words “all men are created equal” really meant. Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln… — Georgiann Baldino Copy Share Image
“You do not know the dishonest purposes of these men as well as I do,” Douglas told Lincoln of the secessionists. “If I were… — Scott Farris Copy Share Image
Senator [Stephen] Douglas is of world-wide renown. All the anxious politicians of his party, or who have been of his party for years past,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“One voice was raised in dissent. A Springfield lawyer, a former member of Congress and longtime Whig named Abraham Lincoln, took up Douglas’s defense… — Allen C. Guelzo Copy Share Image
“It soon became clear, however, that Abraham Lincoln would emerge the undisputed captain of this most unusual cabinet, truly a team of rivals. The… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“After the Lincoln-Douglas debates made Lincoln a nationally recognized politician, Illinois papers began to mention Lincoln as a Republican candidate for President throughout 1859. … — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
The southern Democrats are in the saddle and the northern Democrats must tag along as best they may, no matter what ill may betide — John Jacobs Rogers Copy Share Image
Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals is instructive in painting a realistic portrayal of Lincoln and his methods for accomplishing his objectives. In fact,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to… — Edward R Murrow Copy Share Image
If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
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I am encouraged President Obama now says he will fulfill his constitutional obligation to seek authorization for any potential military action in Syria. This… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
There can be a debate on the Citizenship Amendment Act, but why should we shelter someone who has come to India illegally from outside? — Raj Thackeray Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The "family" has clearly emerged anew in the late 1970s as a central subject for discussion, debate, research and writing in bothscholarly and popular… — Sheila Kamerman Copy Share Image
The premise of any discussion I have is not to debate my humanity. I refuse to engage on that level. It makes for a… — Torrey Peters Copy Share Image
It is important to allow a broad debate on energy and climate. We must urgently explore realistic ways to address the different scientific, technical… — Lennart Bengtsson Copy Share Image