Controversy Quotes ( 1 - 7 of 7 )
Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere read more
Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define their terms, and then adhere to their definitions.
Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a read more
Controversies merely speculative are of small importance in themselves, however they may have sometimes heated a disputant, or provoked a faction
The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way
The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is read more
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic.
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and read more
A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on the way to totalitarianism and death
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as read more
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.