“A good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth through a process of honest and vigorous debate. Arguments should not sneak around in disguise, as if dissent were somehow sinister... For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom.” IfsShouldTruthProcessBlackJusticeCourageHonestSpeechArgumentCriticismBraveryDebateSecureDisguiseDissentVigorousSneakSinister Author:Clarence Thomas
“We have a violence problem in America. And no one is having a debate about the violence problem. And I think this is a missed opportunity to have an honest and open conversation in this country about why these horrifying things are happening, not simply what they're using to carry this out, but why are people doing this to begin with?” PeopleThinkingCountryProblemAmericaOpportunityViolenceHonestConversationHappeningsDebateMissed Opportunity Author:Marco Rubio
“Let’s be honest. Who here thinks your professors can say what they really believe? It scares me to death, and should scare you too, that the superstition of political correctness rules the halls of reason. What does all of this mean? It means that telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say, so telling us what to do can’t be far behind. Before you claim to be a champion of free thought, tell me: Why did political correctness originate on America’s campuses? And why do you continue to tolerate it? Why do you, who’re supposed to debate ideas, surrender to their suppression?” ThinkingShouldBelieveMeanDoeIdeasReasonPoliticalBehindsHonestClaimsDebateSurrenderBeing HonestChampionHallsProfessorsScareSuperstitionsToleratePolitical CorrectnessCampusCorrectnessSuppressionFree Thought Author:Charlton Heston
“In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role.” IfsEndsTurnsAnswersRolesHonestLimitsBenefitsIntelligentAffairConvincedDebateDialogueDiscussionSuspicionReplacedEmphasisCriteriaDescribingNeatInnuendoPublic Affairs Book:Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984 Source: Public Papers of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, 1984
“If we're to honor the heritage of our country, whether it be in terms of religious freedom, whether it be in terms of truly protecting life, protecting not just the unborn but who comes next, the infirm, the elderly, the maimed, the disabled - that's who comes next as we get into the budget crunch of taking care of those people in the years - I believe we ought to have that debate honest and openly.” PeopleIfsYearsBelieveCountryCareNextI BelieveTermReligiousHonestOughtHonorDebateOur CountryBudgetsHeritageElderlyDisabledUnbornReligious FreedomCrunch Author:Tom Coburn
“If we can't have an open and honest debate about the value of ideas in a university in Glasgow, or Boston, or anywhere else in the world, then where are they going to go?” IfsWorldIdeasValuesHonestUniversityDebateBostonGlasgow Author:Edward Snowden