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At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk human rights debates with the West. They had their arguments ready. Elliott Abrams
War Rights Argument Human Rights Cold Cold War President Allies Had Ready Reagan West Debates Shirk Did Soviets Human Ronald Reagan Height Satellites
There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing. Elliott Smith
You People Better Argument Make Understand Always Doing Historically Company
The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent. Emmeline Pankhurst
You Man Argument Critical Without Govern Human Human Beings Whole Beings Even Consent
Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it's often a very good way of clarifying issues. Evan Davis
Good Argument Become Every Way Good Way Reducing Issue Issues Very Often Stale
The argument we always used to use was that keeping records in the catalog was good for people that were coming new to the music, but I think that was talking over a ten year or fifteen year time span. Evan Parker
Music Time Good People Argument Year Think Ten Records Catalog Over New Talking Always Coming Were Span Fifteen Use Used Keeping
The arguments in the Brexit vote and in the American presidential campaign are about the same. In a friendly way, may I also give some advice to the American people to make the right choice when the moment comes. Francois Hollande
Vote People Argument Advice Presidential Presidential Campaign Way Some About Give Also Make Campaign Friendly American Same May American People Choice Brexit Moment Right Right Choice
When my mother passed away, we knew what she wanted on her tombstone, so I asked my father, so there wouldn't be any argument among us children, 'Daddy, what do you want on your tombstone?' He thought about that. He said, 'preacher.' So that's what's going to be on his tombstone. Preacher. Franklin Graham
You Mother Father Thought Argument About He Knew She Said Passed His Preacher Any Going Children Want Wanted Us Asked Your Daddy Away Among Tombstone Her
The argument that won the Brexit campaign is the one that said take back control... which is another way of saying we want to control our destinies again. This is an existential issue for the whole of Europe, not just for the U.K., because this sentiment is not limited to the United Kingdom. Frans Timmermans
Saying Argument Control Sentiment Back Our Way Destinies Kingdom Take Another Because Another Way Limited Said Issue Existential Campaign Won Just Want Which Again Brexit Europe Whole United United Kingdom
If one is going to change the definition of marriage to be, quote, 'same sex,' then there is absolutely no valid argument constitutionally or rhetorically you can make against multiple people getting married. These are radical social changes. Gary Bauer
You Change Marriage People Sex Argument Radical Changes Valid Definition Married Absolutely Make Same Getting Going Getting Married Same-Sex Quote Against Social Social Changes Then Multiple
I will make the argument that we are poorly adapted to our current environment. I mean, we did not evolve to sit all day and be exposed to giant amounts of really tasty food. George M. Church
Food Day Will Argument Sit Our All Day Giant Evolve Environment Make Did Current Tasty Mean Poorly Really Exposed Amount Adapted
At some point, someone will come up with an airtight argument as to why they should have a cloned child. At that point, cloning will be acceptable. George M. Church
Will Argument Some Someone Point Come Acceptable Up Cloning Child Should Why
I've learned to be true to yourself, stick to the big arguments, don't get distracted by the everyday kerfuffle that is in the nature of any democratic system. George Osborne
Nature Yourself Be True Argument Big Everyday System Distracted True Democratic Learned Stick Get Any
'Treme' begins after Hurricane Katrina, and it's a year-by-year account of how everyday people there put their lives back together. It's sort of a testament to, or an argument for why, a great American city like New Orleans needs to be saved and preserved. George Pelecanos
Great Needs Together People Argument Great American Preserved Saved Everyday Everyday People Back Hurricane City Hurricane Katrina Put New Like Sort How Testament New Orleans Account Begins American After Katrina Why Lives Orleans
I think fiction isn't so good at being for or against things in general - the rhetorical argument a short story can make is only actualized by the accretion of particular details, and the specificity of these details renders whatever conclusions the story reaches invalid for wider application. George Saunders
Good Argument Whatever Think Details Invalid General Only Particular Make Conclusions Accretion Short Being Fiction Rhetorical Short Story Story Against Specificity Things Application Wider
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. George Savile
Good Anger Argument Seldom Never Without
Arguments that we will never stop all shootings by restricting access to such weapons fails to account for our strong and common desire at least to stop many of them - or any of them. George Takei
Strong Will Argument Our Weapons Restricting Never Never Stop Fails Access Least Account Any Stop Common Them Many Desire
Constitutional arguments that seem as dry as dust can have momentous consequences. George Will
Argument Dust Consequences Constitutional Seem Dry Momentous
The first and continuing argument for the curtailment of working hours and the raising of the minimum age was that education was necessary in a democracy and working children could not attend school. Grace Abbott
Education Democracy Age School Argument First Minimum Could Attend Hours Continuing Children Working Necessary Raising
The main point for me is moral; animals are sentient beings. I know for some this is a hard argument to accept, but we're not built to eat a lot of meat. Grace Slick
Me Animals Argument Moral Eat Some Point Main Know Accept Built Lot Sentient Hard Meat Beings
Gray means being open-minded. I always look at the world that way; I'm able to hear both sides of an argument. I don't listen to opera, but I don't think it's good or bad; it's just its own thing. I can completely appreciate it. Graham Elliot
Good World Argument Own Think Sides Way Bad Able Both Both Sides Open-Minded Look Opera Always Hear Listen Just Being Means Thing Gray Appreciate
I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it's especially egregious when citizens like me, who point out abuses in their country, are referred to as 'do-gooders.' This is how a phrase that can be used to stop an argument dead becomes part of common usage. Gunter Grass
Me Words Argument Country Think Out Citizens Phrase Hurtful Point Part Abuse Like Dead Becomes How Heard Referred Stop Common Usage Used Who Fill
In more than 20 years I've spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics. H. G. Bissinger
Education College Higher Education Argument Spent Presumably College Football More Purpose Higher Football Primary Studying Academics Issue Hear Years Than Anything Convincing
Every work of history is a combination of argument and narrative. The longer I write, the more I emphasize the narrative, the story, and the less attention I give to the argument. Arguments come and go. H. W. Brands
Work History Argument Every Give More Write Attention Emphasize Combination Longer Come Come And Go Narrative Go Story Less
He who is vain and delights in his own ability is deceived by his inferiors. When he likes to bring forth arguments and kindliness, his inferiors take advantage of his abilities. Han Fei
Argument Take Advantage Own Deceived Vain Ability Delights Take He Advantage Likes His Inferiors Forth Who Bring
Among the many arguments to be made against cultural revolutions is that they are monotonous in spirit and monomaniacal in intention. Howard Jacobson
Made Argument Monotonous Spirit Cultural Revolutions Intention Against Many Among
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