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Gum Quotes - Page 2

An argument is always about what has been made more important than the relationship.

Hugh Prather (2009). “Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person”, p.138, Bantam

Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent.

Thomas Hobbes, Richard Tuck (1996). “Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised Student Edition”, p.184, Cambridge University Press

That's the beauty of argument, if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.

Jason Reitman, Christopher Buckley (2007). “Thank You For Smoking: The Shooting Script”, Newmarket Press

Power positions do not yield to arguments, however rationally and morally valid, but only to superior power.

Hans Joachim Morgenthau, Kenneth W. Thompson (1977). “A Tribute to Hans Morgenthau: truth and tragedy : with an intellectual autobiography by Hans J. Morgenthau”, New Republic Books

In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel.

Roger Scruton (2012). “Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and Survey”, p.42, A&C Black

There's nothing so passionate as a vested interest disguised as an intellectual conviction.

Sean O'Casey (1963). “Under a Colored Cap: Articles Merry and Mournful with Comments and a Song”