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    Your patterns of thought, existing bodies of knowledge, beliefs, predispositions, etc. are the 'stuff of your mental universe'. We are always subject to the power of our mental inertia. The waves in our mental oceans can never be magically stilled, and are therefore always impacting our new beliefs, even when we become scrutinizing adults. It is simply impossible to 'wipe the slate clean' and start over. These effects remain with us throughout our entire lives. Even the beliefs that we later discard are difficult to completely negate, and leave their own residual effects.

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    All discussion, all debate, all dissidence tends to question and in consequence, to upset existing convictions; that is precisely its purpose and its justification.

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    After a battle royale debate, the fight between [Marco]Rubio and [Donald]Trump gets ugly.

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    After - after she [Hillary Clinton] called him [Donald Trump] a racist and misogynist, a xenophobic, I don't know, schizophrenic, and I don't know what else she called him at the end of that debate, I think it's fair - it's fair game.

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    Ah, yes, my social life — a series of encounters where we briefly debate who is in the greater rush.

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    A fool and his money be soon at debate

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    A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate. [It., Chi conta i colpi e la dovuta offesa, Mentr' arde la tenzon, misura e pesa?]

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    American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.

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    American Jewry makes any debate on whether the ‘Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion’ are an authentic document or a forgery irrelevant. American Jews do control the world.

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    Anyone who claims that the debate is over and the conclusions are firm has a fundamentally unscientific approach to one of the most momentous issues of our time.

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    And while I at length debate and beate the bush, There shall steppe in other men and catch the burdes.

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    A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.

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    Any debate among politicians about monetary policy is counterproductive.

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    Are you an Israeli? I don't debate with Israelis. I have been misled, sorry. I don't recognise Israel and I don't debate with Israelis.

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    Are we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate.

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    Be a student, not a follower. Take interest in what someone says, then debate it, ponder it, and consider it from all angles.

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a huge debate with Arianna Huffington about immigration - going back and forth - finally immigration came in and hauled them both away.

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    As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

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    Atheists in C.S. Lewis' day were as snobbish and arrogant as they are now, but better educated and more capable of debate.

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    Before the internet, a journalist would write an article about a company that the company felt was unfair and missed a point. All they could do was write a letter to the editor and wait, and maybe a week later it would be printed, or not. Now, they can go to medium.com and immediately publish a long rebuttal, saying the journalist forgot this and did not consider that, the analyst is wrong here. Everybody pulls that immediately into the debate. So it is a much more democratic field for ideas.

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    Books and harlots have their quarrels in public.

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    Being a teenager who's coming out during a national debate about whether there's something wrong with you, something wrong with the fact that you love someone of the same gender, that's a terrible thing.

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    Bin Laden’s death and the debate over torture.

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    Being the only Indian in class, I had to be able to stand up and defend myself and debate the others when they tried to say: "You Indians get everything free." People have stereotypes of Indigenous people. I learned to challenge in a respectful way.

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    By now, a younger generation of women participate in extremely lively debates in which questions of gender, sexuality and representation on screens and across media are approached from perspectives that had not yet been articulated in the 1970s.

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    Donald Trump insult women. We've seen him rate women on their appearance, ranking them from one to ten. We've seen him embarrass women on TV and on Twitter. We saw him after the first debate spend nearly a week denigrating a former Miss Universe in the harshest, most personal terms. So yes, this is who Donald Trump is.

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    Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.

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    Debates must take place in an atmosphere of courtesy.

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    Donald Trump is somebody who I think likes to mix it up and to have a vigorous debate.

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    Debates conceal rather than reveal the truth. Truth is revealed in solitude.

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    Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

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    Dialogue means debates and everyone's point of view.

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    Do not be intimidated by a smart person. It is easier to debate a smart person than to argue with an idiot.

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    During the debate, Palin winked, wrinkled her nose, and gave a shout-out to a third-grade class. Well, you know, that says commander-in-chief to me right there. You betcha!

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    Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?

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    Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.

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    Economists want their discipline to be a science, and they have nailed down a few precepts, but many of their debates are still clouded by ideology.

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    Ending up in the right place in this debate requires starting in the right place. The right place to start is the proper discrimination of what judges are supposed to do, and the rest of the process should reflect this judicial job description.

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    Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second.

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    Even within traditional universities there has always been debate about whether it wouldn't be better to focus on only one course at a time.

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    Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger always arises that it will be exploited by those who consciously or unconsciously present anti-Semitism in a new guise.

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    Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.

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    Faced with intolerance and hatred, no debate is possible.

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    Fighting positions, please, ladies...' 'That's debatable,' Halt said in an undertone to Will as they stood watching... 'The 'fighting' part or the 'ladies' part?' Will replied with a grin. Halt looked at him and shook his head. 'Definitely the 'ladies,'' he said. 'There's no debate about the 'fighting.'' Will shrugged. He knew there was an edginess to the girls' relationship and that it had something to do with him. Why that should be so was beyond him.

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    Freedom to speak... can be maintained only by promoting debate.

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    Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly.

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    Had Windham possessed discretion in debate, or Sheridan in conduct, they might have ruled their age.

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    Get every candidate to wear a NASCAR racing suit when they go debate; this way we can see how their sponsors really are.

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    Germany and Austria have had positive experiences with strong states and a cooperative democracy. I am certain that this example could be helpful in a constructive debate on the Catalonian situation.

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    Having a debate with a modern Christian is like punching a sponge.