Quotes About Argument

Qui ne peut attaquer le raisonnement, attaque le raisonneur.

Hamilton, [Melancton Smith] said, spoke 'frequently, very long, and very vehemently,' and 'like publius,' had 'much to say' that was 'not very applicable to the subject' at hand.

this dialogue cannot be reduced to the act of one person's "depositing" ideas in another, nor can it become a simple exchange of ideas to be "consumed" by the discussants. Nor yet is it a hostile, polemical argument between those who are committed neither to the naming of the world, nor to the search for truth, but rather to the imposition of their own truth.

The greatest thing about provable reality is that by definition reality is shared. Every argument is really an agreement—an agreement that there is a reality that can be shared, judged, and discussed. To argue over whether the speed of light is constant or Batman could beat up the Lone Ranger is to share the parameters. God is solipsistic; reality is shared.

The person who has been accustomed to subdue men by force will be less inclined to the trouble of convincing or persuading them.

the modern age the definition of a "racist" is a conservative who is winning an argument.

The modern definition of a racist is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.

I knew my mother was right, but that didn't change the way I felt about things. People always think that if they can prove they're right, you'll change your mind.

A faith that rests on knowing, where you have to "know what you believe" in order to have faith, is disaster upon disaster waiting to happen. It values too highly our mental abilities. All it takes to ruin that kind of faith is a better argument. And there's always a better argument out there somewhere.

The Micklethwaite family who owned and ran Cuckoo Farm were huddled in a group, sleepy and bewildered in thick coats thrown on over their pajamas. Three kids, aged between seven and twelve, were clinging to their parents. An old woman, whom Sid took to be the grandmother, was starting to argue with an agent, her croaky voice rising. She was claiming a lot of rights, as well as being insulting about Nazis and corrupt government officials.

The study of reasons for opinions is at the centre of philosophy.

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

We can't avoid reasoning; we can only avoid doing it well.

How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.

I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.

Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying anotherís confidence,

Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

Hear, O mountains, the LORDís indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.