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    He'd undertake to prove, by force
    Of argument, a man's no horse.
    He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,
    And that a Lord may be an owl,
    A calf an Alderman, a goose a Justice,
    And rooks, Committee-men or Trustees.

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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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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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"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction.

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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.

by Milan Kundera Found in: Argument Quotes,
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Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.

Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.

by Samuel Butler 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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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.

by John Gay Found in: Argument Quotes,
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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.

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Debate is the death of conversation.

Debate is the death of conversation.

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