“I don't accept at all the quite popular argument that the press is responsible for the monarchy's recent troubles. The monarchy's responsible for the monarchy's recent troubles. To blame the press is the old thing of blaming the messenger for the message.” AcceptingTroubleMessagesArgumentResponsibleBlamePressesMonarchyMessengersOld Things Author:Anthony Holden
“The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.” IdeasWould BePoliticalPoliticsAcceptingSourceIndustryArgumentSocialistCongressmanTainted Author:Newt Gingrich
“When I say that terrorism is war against civilization, I may be met by the objection that terrorists are often idealists pursuing worthy ultimate aims -- national or regional independence, and so forth. I do not accept this argument. I cannot agree that a terrorist can ever be an idealist, or that the objects sought can ever justify terrorism. The impact of terrorism, not merely on individual nations, but on humanity as a whole, is intrinsically evil, necessarily evil and wholly evil.” MayWarWholeHumanityEvilIndividualNationsAcceptingObjectsCivilizationMetsArgumentUltimateAimAgreeIndependenceImpactWorthyTerrorismTerroristJustifyObjectionsIdealist Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“You explain right well, and you shew that you understand argument and are not a mere sophist since you accept that which cannot be denied.” WellsAcceptingAtheismArgumentMerePositive AtheismDenied Book:Giordano Bruno; his life and thought: With annotated translation of his work, On the infinite universe and worlds Source: Giordano Bruno; his life and thought: With annotated translation of his work, On the infinite universe and worlds
“Particularly when the war power is invoked to do things to the liberties of people, or to their property or economy that only indirectly affect conduct of the war and do not relate to the engagement of the war itself, the constitutional basis should be scrutinized with care. ... I would not be willing to hold that war powers may be indefinitely prolonged merely by keeping legally alive a state of war that had in fact ended. I cannot accept the argument that war powers last as long as the effects and consequences of war for if so they are permanent -- as permanent as the war debts.” PeopleIfsShouldMayLongWarStatesFactsCareLastsLibertyAcceptingPowerEconomyAliveEffectsWillingConsequenceEconomicsArgumentBasesConstitutionPropertyDebtRelatePermanentEngagement Author:Robert H. Jackson
“In an argument, you may silence your opponent by pressing an advantage of strength or of wealth, or of education. But you do not really convince him. Though he is no longer saying anything, in his heart he still keeps to his opinion, the only way to make him change that opinion is to speak quietly and reasonably. When he understands that you are not trying to defeat him, but only to find the truth, he will listen to you and perhaps accept what you tell him.” WayTryingHeartMayStillsSpeakWealthSilenceAcceptingOpinionAdvantageArgumentDefeatOpponentsConvince Author:Kano Jigoro
“Wikipedia is forcing people to accept the stone-cold bummer that knowledge is produced and constructed by argument rather than by divine inspiration.” PeopleInspirationAcceptingDivineColdArgumentStonesWikipediaDivine InspirationBummerStone Cold Author:Clay Shirky