"Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments."

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Source : Sidney Hook (2002). “Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The Essential Essays”, Pyr Books

Sidney Hook

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“It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.”
“Although we are Canadian, we have both vowed to remain unmarriad in solidarity with the millions who don't have the same rights as us around the world.”

Source : "Tegan And Sara Pose For NOH8 Campaign, Vow To Remain Unwed Until All Can Marry" by Glennisha Morgan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2013.
“One of course is to insure greater supply of energy for California's needs now and in the future in the sense that we are in discussions with representatives of Oregon and Washington, where they do have a surplus supply of energy available, and at what we hope will be a very reasonable price.”
“Love means to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one thing among many.”

Source : "Rescue". Book by Czeslaw Milosz, 1945.
“Up anchor! Up anchor! Set sail and away! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day.”

Source : Silas Weir Mitchell (1914). “The Complete Poems of S. Weir Mitchell”, Library of Alexandria
“Only my current situation has enabled me to accomplish the expensive task of demonstrating that the preferred sustenance of painting is painting.”
“Are you a polititcian or does lyin' just run in your family?”
“Thank goodness I had a great family growing up, a great foundation. But I will say my faith, my parents, my family, all that stuff is very, very important. And I'll say that until the day I die.”

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