Coercion Quote by Mao Zedong

We will not put a lid on opinions. On the contrary, it is more important than ever that political debates are open and free,…

— Jens Stoltenberg

In politics there is plenty of division, hostility, tribalism, posturing; but there's almost no curiosity. Instead of wondering why someone holds a certain set…

— Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

“One of the most dangerous signs of decline is the sudden reluctance to tolerate different points of view in political debate.  Questions and issues…

— Christopher Nuttall

There is a tendency to think that if we engage too directly with moral questions in politics, that's a recipe for disagreement, and for…

— Michael Sandel

One way ... in which a political philosophy can be ideological is by presenting a relatively marginal issue as if it were central and essential.

— Raymond Geuss

Can one consider controversy without falling into it?

— Elizabeth Janeway

When we engage people across ideological divides, asking questions helps us map the disconnect between our differing points of view.

— Megan Phelps-Roper

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

— Joseph Joubert

One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject…

— Rocco Buttiglione

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the…

— Lord Acton

Liberal arts colleges have traditionally provided a forum for debating ideas. Avoiding controversy and 'playing it safe' by not inviting - or disinviting -…

— Bob Beckel

Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also…

— David Price