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    He'd undertake to prove, by force
    Of argument, a man's no horse.
    He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,
    And that a Lord may be an owl,
    A calf an Alderman, a goose a Justice,
    And rooks, Committee-men or Trustees.

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A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.

by John Dryden Found in: Argument Quotes,
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The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.

The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.

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And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.

And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.

by Robert Burns Found in: Argument Quotes,
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The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

The daughter of debate
That still discord doth sow.

by Elizabeth I Found in: Argument Quotes,
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"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

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Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

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Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

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Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.

Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Argument Quotes,
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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

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