Advocate Quote by Julius Genachowski

Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust and wide-open and that...may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and…

— William J. Brennan

I think there are a lot of people who feel very passionate about needing to have an open debate. And I think it's a…

— Jill Stein

I believe that politicians have a public trust to further debates about important issues. I firmly believe that every public debate holds the prospect…

— Geert Wilders

In my view, republican primary debates ought to be moderated by people who would vote in a primary.

— Ted Cruz

As debate is rare in the House of Representatives, since nearly all real business is done in the committees, it is very natural that…

— D. W Brogan

“Thus, we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited,…

— William J. Brennan

I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and…

— Clifford Geertz

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

— Mark McKinnon

Open debate is our strongest tool in standing up to extremism. The far more dangerous avenue is to force extremist ideas underground, where they…

— Jonas Gahr Store

Public discourse requires making an argument for a point of view, not having an argument - as in having a fight.

— Deborah Tannen

A debate can only be a debate if you have balance.

— Stacey Solomon

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

— John Avlon