Arms Quote by Thomas Jefferson

In a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and persuasion and not by force, the art of reasoning becomes of…

— Thomas Jefferson

Setting themselves against reason, as often as reason is against them.

— Thomas Hobbes

No advocate of reason can claim the right to force his ideas on others. No advocate of the free mind can claim the right…

— Ayn Rand

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

— Jean Racine

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.

— Anonymous

At the end of reasons comes persuasion.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Logic and cold reason are poor weapons to fight fear and distrust. Only faith and generosity can overcome them.

— Jawaharlal Nehru

Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections…

— Ludwig von Mises

The Republicans or conservatives always, when it comes to judging, when it comes to legalities, always try to do the right thing even if…

— Rush Limbaugh

Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage…

— James Monroe

“Reasoning is a social process,47 and we typically have to convince disinterested third parties before there’s any chance our opponents will accept defeat.”

— Kevin Simler

The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathies with their just feelings.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge