Quotes About Disagreement

In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement.

We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.

We do not at all disagree with the anarchists on the question of the abolition of the state as an aim.

It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion

I disagreed with him about everything, but I admired him beyond words.

Disagreement is a rare achievement, and most of what is called disagreement is simply confusion.

I think I'll side with the pissheads on this one.

I have never written on any subject unless I believed that the authorities on it were hopelessly wrong.

Consensus is not always good; disagreement not always bad. If you do happen to agree, don't take that agreement—in itself—as proof that you are right. Never stop doubting.

the issue is not whether I agree with someone but rather how I treat someone with whom I profoundly disagree. We Christians are called to use the "weapons of grace," which means treating even our opponents with love and respect.

Some Christians respond to the divide by making harsh judgments about the people they disagree with — ?one of the main reasons evangelicals have an unsavory reputation. I cringe when I hear such words, and respond by keeping mostly quiet about my faith. Neither approach is healthy.

the issue is not whether I agree with someone but rather how I treat someone with whom I profoundly disagree.

Democracy requires us to recognize others' rights even when we fundamentally disagree with them.

There is nothing that sickens a country more than its own people fighting against one another. It destroys families; it is killing us daily.

Men are taught that it is normal, even desirable, to compete and disagree with each other; when they do so, they do not personalize the argument nor do they think that a friendship or working relationship will be jeopardized by a strong difference of opinion.

Karen made a face. Oh, c'mon. I don't think so, I said. Old Play-by-the-Rules McKinley, said Brian, laughing at me. I could hardly stand him. You've got that right, I said, and turned away.

La mayoría de la gente no se ha dado cuenta de que no sabe lo que son realmente las cosas. Sin embargo, y como si lo supieran, no se ponen de acuerdo en los comienzos de su investigación, sino que, siguiendo adelante, lo natural es que paguen su error al no haber alcanzado esa concordia, ni entre ellos mismos, ni con los otros.

La enemistad entre allegados se llama discordia; entre extraños, se llama guerra.

Of course, neat and tidy Mindy can't stand the lawn ornaments. Neither can Mom. Every time Dad brings a new one home, Mom threatens to toss it into the garbage.

You could withdraw, remake your life with a small circle of friends who didn't wish to silence and punish their fellow countrymen with whom they disagreed, who knew the grievous threat to peace that arose from contempt for others, from an inflated self-esteem that became vainglory. But there was no town remote enough, no fortress walls high enough to protect you from mad ideas with mass appeal

Tension, apprehension, and dissension

Do you know what it's like to fight with someone every day? Someone who claims to dislike conflict but who in fact lives for it?

If you want to have everybody agreeing with you, join a club or program or church that agrees with you.

He rounded on me, indignant and astonished. "Are you contradicting me?" "Well, yes," I said, rather mildly. "You're wrong.