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When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
When Bishop Berkeley said "there was no matter."
And proved it--'t was no matter what he said.
Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.
Nay, if he take you in hand, sir, with an argument,
He'll bray you in a mortar.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
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.
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.
Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.
