"The fact that there is a robust debate in Congress is good. The fact that the debate sometimes seems unanchored to facts is not so good."
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"Whenever people are being intellectually dishonest in debate, it is an implicit concession they have lost the fight"
"The noble lord is the Rupert of debate."
"I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate."
"When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other."
"Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects."
"I'm against tax increases on anyone, period, end of debate."
"The debate over troop levels will rage for years; it is...beside the point."
"Indeed one's faith in one's plans and methods is truly tested when the horizon before one is the blackest."
"I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong."
"There are certainly major differences between Poland's policies and those of the old EU countries. Debates are going on in Brussels over a shared foreign policy and even a shared foreign minister."
"I've come to learn that the best time to debate family members is when they have good in their mouths."
"There is no debate among any statured scientists of what is happening. The only debate is the rate at which it is happening."
"Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age."
"Why was Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the Fox debate such a big deal?"
"Ted Cruz is trying to have a one-on-one debate with Donald Trump."