#debate

We debated long over the situation for it is a very difficult question and all of us recognize its difficulty. ↗

— Henry L. Stimson

#difficult #difficulty #long #over #question

Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country. ↗

— Helen Suzman

#almost #anybody #apart #apparently #bad

That's what we're missing. We're missing argument. We're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. We're missing all sorts of things. Instead, we're accepting. ↗

— Studs Terkel

#argument #debate #instead #missing #sorts

I can't argue with love, it makes my inferences too sloppy. The only way to approach love is without conclusion. ↗

— Bauvard

#debate #funny #humor #love #funny

At first, they'll only dislike what you say, but the more correct you start sounding the more they'll dislike you. ↗

— Criss Jami

#argumentation #avoidance #challenge #challenger #contempt

In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest. ↗

— William Penn

#inspirational #justice #truth #inspirational

Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You're in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it's hard to win the arguments. ↗

— Judd Apatow

#based #because #belief #cancellation #change

Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well. ↗

— Sam Brownback

#debate #durbin #facts #forward #his

The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control. ↗

— Jeff Flake

#bring #center #control #country #crisis

Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth. ↗

— Robert B. Laughlin

#conflict #course #debate #deep #gave