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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.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow.
I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.
I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Debate is the death of conversation.
Debate is the death of conversation.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
Behind every argument is someone's ignorance.
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 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.