“Attacking the person instead of the argument is condemned in logic, widespread in physics, and not used nearly enough in humanism.”
“Using insult instead of argument is the sign of a small mind.”
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.”
“you can’t use logic on human behavior.”
“Anyone who attacks individual charity, attacks human nature and casts contempt on personal dignity.”
“All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically”