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Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
 The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the 
Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own read more 
 The noble Lord (Stanley) was the Prince Rupert to the 
Parliamentary army--his valour did not always serve his own 
cause. 
 And there begins a lang digression
 About the lords o' the creation.  
 And there begins a lang digression
 About the lords o' the creation. 
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
Silence is argument carried on by other means.
 I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects 
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, read more 
 I find you want me to furnish you with argument and intellects 
too. No, sir, these, I protest you, are too hard for me. 
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
 There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only 
argument available with an east wind is to read more 
 There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only 
argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.