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Much might be said on both sides.
Much might be said on both sides.
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.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
 The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
 Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate.  
 The brilliant chief, irregularly great,
 Frank, haughty, rash--the Rupert of debate. 
 'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
 For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch.  
 'Twas blow for blow, disputing inch by inch,
 For one would not retreat, nor t'other flinch. 
Debate is the death of conversation.
Debate is the death of conversation.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
 Myself when young did eagerly frequent
 Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
  About it and about: read more 
 Myself when young did eagerly frequent
 Doctor and Saint, and heard great argument
  About it and about: but evermore
   Came out by the same door wherein I went.