- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Debate Quotes
On the value and the limits of arguing things out.
This page brings together debate quotes that start from a simple premise, that airing disagreement openly has real merit, before moving into frustration with reform talks that treat serious problems like minor fixes. See also Debates quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Decide
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness.
- George W. Bush
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bob Gates has unusual standing in the debate about the Obama administration's foreign policy: He was defense secretary for both a hawkish President George W. Bush and a wary President Obama. He understood Bush's desire to project power and Obama's skepticism.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them.
- American Jobs
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reliable data on the outsourcing of American jobs is sorely missing from the debate on globalization.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some say the Constitution has robbed us of a proper land redistribution process. Others would want to look at other clauses. Well, it's South Africa. Everything is transparent and open for debate.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is too much disagreement for disagreement's sake. In a time of persistent challenges that still call into question our most sacred aspirations as a country, we cannot afford shallow callous divisiveness in our public debate.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We become distracted from productive labors by our perceived opponents; we become focused on them and not on our larger calling to advance our nation; our debate becomes more about scoring points against an adversary and less about advancing our common cause.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information.
- Carbon Dioxide
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- Nov 07, 2020
Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide. And carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. There is no debate about that. The link is as certain as the link between smoking and cancer.
- Fearless
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- Nov 07, 2020