“As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open debate in Germany after 1945, no doubt mainly because a nation which had murdered and worked to death millions of people in its camps could hardly call on the victorious powers to explain the military and political logic that dictated the destruction of the German cities.” PeopleKnowsPoliticalNationsCitiesMillionsDoubtSubjectsMilitaryDestructionLogicDebateGermanyNo DoubtCampsJustified Author:W. G. Sebald
“There's no debate in the world as to whether people have weapons of mass destruction... We all know that. A trained ape knows that.” PeopleWorldDestructionDebateWeapons Of Mass Destruction Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.” PeopleGovernmentViewsLosingDestructionSightAngerDebateDialogueDiscussionThoughtfulSeatsDogmaReplacedCivilityGovernment And PoliticsDiffering Views Author:James McGreevey
“I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.” PeopleThinkingIssuesPositionDestructionDebateDisagreeEngaging Author:Hillary Clinton
“It is easier to silence scientific dissent by utilizing the politics of personal destruction, than to actually debate them on the merits of their arguments. That should tell you something about the global warming debate...there is none right now....it's either you believe, or you are to be discredited.” ShouldBelieveSilenceEasierRight NowArgumentDestructionDebateMeritGlobal WarmingDissentUtilizing Author:Mike Thompson
“My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminuation, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. It is reason and not passion which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.” ReasonWholePassionDecisionDestructionConstitutionGuidesDebateIdleSpectatorsDeliberationSubversion Author:Barbara Jordan
“There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.” PresidentWeaponsMassDestructionAgreeThreatIncludingIraqNuclearDebateAcquireChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSaddamHusseinPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionChemical Weapons Author:Christopher Dodd
“So whom does God wrong in commanding the destruction of the Canaanites? Not the Canaanite adults, for they were corrupt and deserving of judgment. Not the children, for they inherit eternal life. So who is wronged? Ironically, I think the most difficult part of this whole debate is the apparent wrong done to the Israeli soldiers themselves. Can you imagine what it would be like to have to break into some house and kill a terrified woman and her children? The brutalising effect on these Israeli soldiers is disturbing.” ThinkingChildrenDoeDoneWholeWould BeHouseDifficultBreakImagineEffectsJudgmentEternalAdultsDestructionSoldierDebateTerrifiedDisturbingIsraeliEternal LifeDeservingWrongedIsraeli Soldiers Author:William Lane Craig
“Turn off your televisions. Ignore the Newt-Mitt-Rick- Barack reality show. It is as relevant to your life as the gossip on “Jersey Shore.” The real debate, the debate raised by the Occupy movement about inequality, corporate malfeasance, the destruction of the ecosystem, and the security and surveillance state, is the only debate that matters.” RealMatterStatesShowsRealityTurnsSecurityMovementTelevisionDestructionRaisedDebateInequalityBarackCorporateGossipShoreRelevantJerseySurveillanceEcosystemsTurn OffReality ShowsNewtsJersey ShoreOccupy MovementSurveillance StateMalfeasance Author:Chris Hedges
“I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons.” TryingYearsEndsPresidentIssuesOfficeWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqNuclearDebatePrioritiesPermanentChemicalsSpeakersNuclear WeaponsCommitteesStoppingSaddamHusseinSelectWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationTop PrioritiesChemical WeaponsBiological Weapons Author:Nancy Pelosi