"Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool."

Argument, First, Fool, Ridicule

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"Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool."

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"It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about."

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"You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it."

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"Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?"

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"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand."

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"A knock-down argument; 'tis but a word and a blow."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"Bluster, sputter, question, cavil; but be sure your argument be intricate enough to confound the court."

William Wycherley, English Dramatist

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"Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful."

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"Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue."

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"The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands."

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"Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage."

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"Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil."

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"No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right."

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