Quotes About Debate

The 24/7 nature of online debate, on the web and across social media, has allowed for more vibrant discussion of the opinions we publish - and your own.

In the immigration debate, some things are constant. They never change. One is that opponents of immigration reform will use it as a wedge issue and will blame everything from unemployment to rising health care costs on immigrants.

I'm a passionate entrepreneur. I'm like fire and brimstone sometimes. And so there are times when I'll go - I'll get too into the weeds and too into the debate, because I'm so passionate about it.

The first weekend after the attacks of September 11, George W. Bush had a meeting at Camp David with his top advisors, including Colin Powell, the secretary of state. And there was a lively debate about Iraq policy, in which some people from the Pentagon were arguing that the war against terrorism should include Saddam Hussein.

I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy.

What I love is getting polarized opinions.

Innovation, being avant garde, is always polemic.

Well, I am not 100 percent sure of the definition of polemic, but it wasn't meant to convince anybody of anything.

I think politics is always about dialogue. I think journalism ranges from dialogue to monologue, and there are times when different poles are necessary.

I was leader of the Opposition when Vajpayee was PM. We attacked policies, not personalities, neither inside or outside the House.

It's OK to criticize Israeli policy.

Political correctness is the deadliest of political weaponry.

A lot of people are bored of all the political correctness.

This era of political correctness out there needs to go.

I hate political correctness.

Political correctness kills discussion.

Political correctness, to me, is an enemy.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

The core problem in our society is political correctness.

I just think political correctness is a limitation on our First Amendment freedoms.

One of my goals in life is to watch political correctness shrivel up and die (as it should be for any true conservative).

I just think political correctness is crap.

Once citadels of free expression and occasional revolutionary ideas, today many American colleges have endorsed political correctness.

I think political correctness has taken over this country.