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• I never saw an instance of one or two disputants convincing the other by argument.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Two, Saws, Convincing

  Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.407, Penguin

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• The only real argument against the Bible is an unholy life. When a man argues against the Word of God, follow him home, and see if you cannot discover the reason of his enmity to the Word of the Lord. It lies in some sort of sin.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Life, Bible, God

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1988). “Spurgeon at His Best: Over 2200 Striking Quotations from the World's Most Exhaustive and Widely-read Sermon Series”, Baker Publishing Group

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• A soul-winner can do nothing without God. He must cast himself
  on the Invisible, or be a laughing-stock to the devil, who regards
  with utter disdain all who think to subdue human nature with mere words and arguments.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Thinking, Laughing, Soul

  Charles Spurgeon (1989). “The Soul Winner”, p.39, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• You know, there is an argument to be made that these extensions of unemployment benefits keep people from going and finding jobs. In fact there are some studies that have been done that show people stay on unemployment compensation and they don't look for a job until two or three weeks before they know the benefits are going to run out.

  Tom DeLay

  Running, Jobs, Two

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• Don't get divorced after your first argument! I have a lot of friends that have one fight and that's it, they get divorced. I go, 'Wait a minute! Oh my gosh, you guys! Calm down! You'll forget in three days what you were fighting about. I promise. So just let it marinate a little bit-that's my best love advice.

  Kelly Ripa

  Best Love, Fighting, Guy

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• Science spotlights three dimensions of nature that point to God. The first is the fact that nature obeys laws. The second is the dimension of life, of intelligently organized and purpose-driven beings, which arose from matter. The third is the very existence of nature. But it is not science alone that has guided me. I have also been helped by a renewed study of the classical philosophical arguments.

  Antony Flew

  Philosophical, Law, Three

  "One Flew out of the atheists’ nest" by William West, www.mercatornet.com. April 1, 2009.

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• Arguments can always be found to turn desire into policy.

  Barbara Tuchman

  Desire, Found, Turns

  Barbara W. Tuchman (2009). “The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series”, p.394, Random House

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• A kind, courteous Christian is the most powerful argument in favor of the gospel that can be produced.

  Ellen G. White

  Christian, Powerful, Favors

  "Ellen G. White Review and Herald Articles". Book IV of IV,

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• The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.

  Ellen G. White

  Christian, Favors, Lovable

  Ellen G. White (1942). “The Ministry of Healing”, p.253, Digital Inspiration

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• It's difficult to love someone you don't respect, which is hard to remember when you're having an argument.

  Mehmet Oz

  Remember, Difficult, Love Someone

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• Most argument, and in fact most conflict, has nothing to do with the present. It's always about the past or the future. People can't agree on the details of what has happened or is going to happen. But we rarely know what has happened, and we never know what is going to happen. What is really at dispute is how we will deal with not knowing.

  Steven Galloway

  Past, Knowing, People

  Steven Galloway (2014). “The Confabulist: A Novel”, p.115, Penguin

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• Offense is what people take when they can't take argument.

  Richard Dawkins

  People, Offense

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• Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make. Period.

  Wayne Dyer

  Jobs, Past, Weather

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• Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.

  Jim Rohn

  Entrepreneur, Understanding, Looks

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 13, 2017

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• Is it possible to covet a much longer life for one's self and be as devoted to the well-being of the next generation? It's a long argument.

  Leon Kass

  Self, Long, Generations

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• Research consistently shows that the risks to health outweigh the benefits of drinking alcohol. My argument is that the benefits to my mental health justify the risks.

  Graeme Simsion

  Drinking, Alcohol, Risk

  Graeme Simsion (2014). “The Rosie Project: A Novel”, p.110, Simon and Schuster

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• Democracy destroys the unity of the Rumanian nation, dividing it among political parties, making Rumanians hate one another, and thus exposing a divided people to the united congregation of Jewish power at a difficult time in the nation's history. This argument alone is so persuasive as to warrant the discarding of democracy in favor of anything that would ensure our unity - or life itself. For disunity means death.

  Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

  Hate, Party, Mean

  "For My Legionaries: The Iron Guard". Book by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, 1936.

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• In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects

  Gabor Mate

  Real, Environmental, World

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• Almost any questions can be answered,cheaply, quickly and finally, by a test campaign. And that's he way to answer them - not by arguments around a table

  Claude C. Hopkins

  Campaigns, Answers, Tables

  Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Claude C. Hopkins, John E. Kennedy, Albert D. Lasker “Scientific Advertising Origins”, Lulu.com

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• Liberals want Conservatives to shut up. Conservatives want Liberals to keep talking. Because our arguments make sense and theirs don't

  Bill Whittle

  Talking, Want, Shut Up

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• Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions. When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to find the best argument.

  Peter Senge

  Winning, Poor Decisions, Goal

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• The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

  Jim Fowler

  Powerful, Two, Numbers

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• I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the calibre of the men involved.

  Nelson Mandela

  Men, Thinking, Issues

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• To complete the rout of traditionalists, in America an impression began to arise that the new industrial and acquisitive interests are the conservative interest, that conservatism is simply a political argument in defense of large accumulations of private property, that expansion, centralization, and accumulation are the tenets of conservatives. From this confusion, from the popular belief that Hamilton was the founder of American conservatism, the forces of tradition in the United States never have fully escaped.

  Russell Kirk

  America, Confusion, Political

  Russell Kirk (1978). “The conservative mind: from Burke to Eliot”

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• In a family argument, if it turns out you are right, apologize at once.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Apologizing, Turns, Ifs

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.322, Penguin

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