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    When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

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Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Argument Quotes,
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It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.

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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

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The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

by Dale Carnegie Found in: Argument Quotes,
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I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an
understanding.

I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an
understanding.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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 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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I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.

I've heard old cunning stagers
Say, fools for arguments use wagers.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Argument Quotes,
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