"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"
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"The noble lord is the Rupert of debate."
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"I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate."
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"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."
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"Nothing is gained by debate on non-debatable subjects."
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"I'm against tax increases on anyone, period, end of debate."
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"The debate over troop levels will rage for years; it is...beside the point."
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"Indeed one's faith in one's plans and methods is truly tested when the horizon before one is the blackest."
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"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."
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"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."
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"I've come to learn that the best time to debate family members is when they have good in their mouths."
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"There is no debate among any statured scientists of what is happening. The only debate is the rate at which it is happening."
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"Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age."
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"Why was Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the Fox debate such a big deal?"
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"Ted Cruz is trying to have a one-on-one debate with Donald Trump."
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