With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

—Unknown

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.

—Unknown

In a country as big as the United States, you can find fifty examples of anything.

—Unknown

It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.

—Unknown

I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.

—Unknown

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

—Unknown

I learned an important lesson in the art of debate. Present your argument clearly, arm yourself with cutting wit and of course, bob and weave!

—William Shakespeare

The argument is at an end.

—William Lloyd Garrison

In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.

—William G. McAdoo

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

—Saint Augustine