Quotes About Disagreement

Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas, involving sometimes a war of the knife between different ideas.

Those who start wars, never fight them, And those who fight wars, they never like them...

Rich countries do civil wars with tweets and votes.

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee Agreed to have a battle For Tweedle Dum said Tweedle Dee Had spoiled his nice new rattle.

We are not enemies but we are just hostile to each other because of our different views and opinions.

If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.

When someone critises or disagrees with you, a small ant of hatred and antagonism is born in your heart. If you do not squash that ant at once, it might grow into a snake, or even a dragon.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

Disclaimer If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared to not only retract it, but also to deny under oath I ever said it.

Those with whom one disagrees should not be regarded as enemies but rather as people who's views deserve careful examination and may shed light on one's own.

Fitzroy, what is this shit?" "Henry, please, not Fitzroy.

Happily, as you are not my husband, I do not have to give your opinion more attention than I choose," I snapped. "Good day, Mr. Hargreaves.

normally he enjoys his job, but yesterday the product managers asked him for something he considers a bad idea.

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

As a life-long liberal who has engaged in protests against the government and for civil rights, I am saddened at efforts by some of my fellow liberals to silence commencement speakers with whom they might disagree on some issues.

When I accept an invitation for a public speaking engagement, my purpose is to share the TOMS story and our giving mission. In no way do I believe this means I endorse every single aspect of that organization. That may be naive, and you may disagree, but it is my sincere belief.

There are more ways of outraging speech than contradiction merely.

While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.

Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.

I have no problem with free speech, but free speech and then silencing your opposition - boy, I have a problem with that.

My wife disagrees with 100 percent of what I say. That's the same marriage I have.

It's a nasty divorce when they can't agree on how to divvy up the His and Hers towels.