Debate Quote by John Avlon

“It is very hard to talk to a person who believes that he or she has the moral high ground. You have to prevent…

— Paul Nielsen

“The trouble with all these far-right and far-left mentalities is that they can encompass only one side of an argument and are congenitally incapable…

— Truman Capote

Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

If we're going to have debates, let's have real debates.

— Jim Lehrer

We must have real debates where disagreements exist, listen to each other, not shy away from ideas different from our own and treat people…

— Will Hurd

This inability to engage in debate or handle disagreement is becoming the calling card of the left.

— Kirsten Powers

The right really wants to punish you for having an opinion. And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who…

— Roger Ebert

The political left, which holds itself as progressive, rational and fact-based, is becoming an enemy of academic inquiry, and a practitioner of thought control…

— David Limbaugh

Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.

— Ted Kulongoski

We are moving the debate in a more limited government direction. And in a more rule of law direction, a more conservative direction.

— Ken Cuccinelli

When the far left and the far right agree on something, you don't want to be in the middle.

— Scott Bessent

Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.

— Mark McKinnon