“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”
“Questions of absolute good and evil are much better not opened to public debate these days, when so few people are sure of their absolutes”
“Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.”
“The question of how things will settle down is the only important question...”
“The question was heatedly debated of how much Western culture should be brought into China.”
“Ignorance never settles a question.”