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The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find. ↗

— Freda Adler

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We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

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Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for the sake of acceptance and legitimacy. ↗

— Tom Hayden

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I decline all noisy, wordy, confused, and personal controversies. ↗

— Josiah Warren

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The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day. ↗

— William Bennett

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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

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A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we try to bring the most important discoverers together to exchange their experiences and knowledge. ↗

— Richard Leakey

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Controversies are a package deal in this industry. You just have to understand that and accept it. ↗

— Akshay Kumar

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The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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