Debate Quote by Kim Beazley

“Certainly, it is important to be polite, and nobody should think that using racial or ethnic slurs is acceptable. But political correctness has morphed…

— Newt Gingrich

It's a lovely thing to see intelligent argument, unbending principle and policy go up against demagoguery, nativism and vulgar name-calling.

— Neil Macdonald

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

— Socrates

No one much wants to be belittled, but we tolerate slurs surprisingly often for ourselves; for our lionised children, we demand freedom from insult.

— Andrew Solomon

Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering…

— Benjamin Carson

In public life, criticism cannot be avoided completely.

— Rajinikanth

“When the debate is over, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”

— Socrates

It's one thing to decry and defy political correctness in the name of efficiently achieving clarity or revealing an honest truth. But it's quite…

— Faith Salie

Too much of our political debate...has become a race to the bottom. An exchange of insults and slanders more appropriate to reality television than…

— Jeanne Shaheen

For the sake of democracy, vigorous, civilized debate must replace the law of silence that political correctness has imposed.

— Anthony Daniels

Political debate is political debate and that's fine. That's healthy.

— Rachel Notley

I think the world of politics is pretty sleazy.

— Jemima Khan