#agreement

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions." (Essay to Leo Baeck, 1953) ↗

— Albert Einstein

#dissent #equanimity #expressing #knowledge #opinions

In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side. ↗

— Euripides

#dissent #due-process #fairness #impartiality #judgment

Mr. Benedict: "After I woke up and composed myself, however, I realized the flowers must certainly be yours, Constance, to do with as you please. At any rate -- " Mr.Benedict broke off, for just then Constance jumped to her feet, snatched the bouquet from his desk, and hurled it into the wastebasket with all the force she could muster -- so hard that flower petals flew up out of the wastebasket like tiny pink butterflies. Then placing her hands against the wall to steady herself, she stomped one foot repeatedly into the wastebasket as if trying to put out a fire. "I see we are of the same opinion," said Mr. Benedict as Constance returned to her seat, and the others congratulated her on her judgment. ↗

— Trenton Lee Stewart

#constance #hilarious #judgment

When Reagan was elected, I felt that the Agency had gone much more into the service of a political tendency in the country with which I had already felt very strong disagreement. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#already #country #disagreement #elected #felt

I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused. ↗

— Scott Bakula

#agreement #always #am #come #could

I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly. ↗

— Elizabeth Dole

#am #believer #china #end #enforced

Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#agreement #commitments #completely #destruction #dismantle

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it. ↗

— Maimonides

#inspirational #truth #inspirational

Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition. ↗

— Jane Austen

#compliments #discussion #disdain #intelligence #opposition

This war no longer has anything to do with knightly conduct or with the agreements of the Geneva Convention. ↗

— Wilhelm Keitel

#anything #conduct #convention #geneva #geneva convention