Quotes About Debate

Convinced as I am and as I am from my government that the world needs a new moral architecture over all I believe that this should be the first topic to debate in our world of today, ethics, moral.

There is robust debate in American society over the extent to which the US lives up to its goals, but no one considers such debate as a threat to America's current existence. The evolution of America from a slave-owning society that limited franchise only to white men of European origin to a diverse, multi-ethnic nation is a result of argument and deliberation.

So it is official. Life is meaningless. The intellectuals have debated it, and produced conclusions that your feeble brain cannot understand, but only accepts. If only your were smarter, then maybe you would grasp the logical reasons underlining the inevitable pointlessness of existence, but all you can do now is accept your fate.

I just think people overvalue argument because they like to hear themselves talk.

There are two basic ways to criticize an argument: â–  Challenge the premises-show that at least one is false. â–  Challenge the reasoning-show that the premises are not a good reason for the conclusion.

Ideological muddle-headedness, political

Defying all customs of caste and creed, citizens gravitated to each other to debate significance, express consternation, throw newssheets fresh from the vendor's printer to the cobbles and trample them underfoot.

Debate and divergence of views can only enrich our history and culture.

An argument needs no reason, nor a friendship.

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.

The way of philosophy is to disagree, justify, and to revel in such diversity.

During last night's debate, John Kerry and John Edwards were so friendly to each other some political experts think that they may end up running together. In fact Kerry and Edwards were so friendly, President Bush accused them of planning a gay marriage.

Anti-theism presupposes Theism

Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.

I think in our desire to create a better America,we have to have civilized debate in this country and not just yelling.

Allowances can always be made for your friends to disagree with you. Disagreement, vehement disagreement, is healthy. Debate is impossible without it. Evil does not question itself, only hope questions itself. Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be broken and are. Often. Like when a bumblebee flies or an ancient regime is toppled.

Whenever anyone argues with you about something, just tell them it is foretold—usually works.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

There are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue they're called humorists.

Obviously not," said Pettigrew, beginning to feel like a participant in one of Plato's dialogues when Socrates really got going.

I think it's natural for anyone that participates in a public debate to advocate for the most extreme version that they can, particularly if they believe that government tends to compromise.

We need to have our conservative version of what health care looks like, and that will include a repeal of Obamacare.

If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.