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"The national debate on Social Security has been cheapened by demagoguery on all sides."
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"Some readers may have noticed an icy little missive from Noam Chomsky ["Letters," December 3], repudiating the very idea that he and I had disagreed on the "roots" of September 11. I rush to agree. Here is what he told his audience at MIT on October 11:Clever of him to have spotted that (his favorite put-down is the preface 'Turning to the facts...') and brave of him to have taken such a lonely position. As he rightly insists, our disagreements are not really political."
"Let's leave behind the predictable and stale debate between liberals and conservatives. Let's take the resources that we have, and prioritize, and manage, and focus our energy on just doing things that count - on real results."
"I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously."
"But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate."
"Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled."
"I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments but not with comprehension."
"Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it."
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"This is a chance for me to listen and learn. There's no more important and rewarding part of my job."
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"It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security."
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