Quotes about Debate
If there are two definitive features of ancient Greek civilization, they are loquacity and competition.
- Aristotle
Nevertheless, Rhetoric is useful, because the true and the just are naturally superior to their opposites, so that, if decisions are improperly made, they must owe their defeat to their own advocates; which is reprehensible.
- Aristotle
a man investigating principles cannot argue with one who denies their existence.
- Aristotle
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to my conscience, above all liberties.
- John Milton
Dalila: In argument with men a woman ever Goes by the worse, whatever be her cause. Samson: For want of words, no doubt, or lack of breath!
- John Milton
When rival worldviews are in play, it is not adaptation that is called for but confrontation: confrontation
- John Piper
There is no point in winning an argument if you know or suspect you are wrong.
- John Piper
Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.
- John Wooden
Reasonable people can differ on whether or not we should have gone into Iraq.
- Mike Pence
The Newtown massacre created a tipping point on the gun debate in America.
- Mark McKinnon
The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible.
- Mark Twain
Never argue with stupid people, because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
- Mark Twain