Quotes About Discussion

Freedom of discussion is in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury of twelve shopkeepers think it expedient should be said or written.

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.

Freedom is an endless meeting.

Books + friendship = book club

You can stump any stoner with one question: What were we just talking about?

New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then as questions open to discussion, and finally as established truths.

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist

Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth.

Somebody start talking about politics so I can fall back asleep...

I don't know what my sister thinks about feminism.

suddenly both parties have become theologians, the one side quoting the Pentateuch to justify slavery, the other side quoting the gospel to condemn it:... the people of the thirty-three United States, who are eminently and essentially political, cannot discuss a political matter without quoting the old and New Testa- ments!"97

When the blood starts flying. I'll do business with the Devil himself. Victory at all costs is the only thing. You can discuss the moral ethics as we bury the enemy.

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.

It's funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.

The subject of criminal rehabilitation was debated recently in City Hall. It's an appropriate place for this kind of discussion because the city has always employed so many ex-cons and future cons.

I look forward to continuing the debate about Britain's future - in Parliament and across the country.

Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.

If I should ever decide in the future to discuss my deep Christian beliefs and condemnation and sinfulness, I would use another forum besides Playboy.

For the future, I would suggest avoiding subjects of too vast a scale. It would be useful to make out a list of fundamental questions on the matter to be dealt with, and discuss only those.

The discussion in Washington has changed dramatically. I mean, it's no longer a question of should we address entitlements - it's no longer a question of do we need to reduce spending in the future.

Blogging is great, and I read blogs all day long. However, my goal is really to have a deep, meaningful discussion with people. For some reason, I'm able to accomplish this best via email.

Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.

To debate political objectives, views, and goals is the most American thing conceivable.