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"There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system."
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"I strongly object to wrong arguments on the right side. I think I object to them more than to the wrong arguments on the wrong side."
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"The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind."
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"... the courage of one's opinions is always a form of calculating cowardice in the eyes of the 'other side'..."
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"The apologist is most entrusted with apologetics when capable of arguing his opponent's position better than his opponent."
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"When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate."
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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."
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"We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate."
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"And yet, will we ever come to an end of discussion and talk if we think we must always reply to replies? For replies come from those who either cannot understand what is said to them, or are so stubborn and contentious that they refuse to give in even if they do understand."
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"Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment."
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"I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments but not with comprehension."
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"The situation in Iraq is dangerous but the regional situation is also very complicated and precarious."
Politics
"What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education."
Education
"The United States is our most important ally. They helped us many times. Without the United States, the unification or German democratisation after the Nazi period would have been much more complicated, or almost impossible."
Politics
"India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there."
Politics
"You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for."
Vote
"We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained."
Power
"There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system."
Debate
"There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system."
Community
"We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not."
Balance
"Everybody is talking today about the economy."
Economy
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