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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of m

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. – Walter Bagehot

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A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it. – Walter Bagehot

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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. – Wendell Johnson

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Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance. – Robert Quillen

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Now, you indicate to me that you really see that as communication going back and forth rather than simply individual expression. But communication is assumed to be a dialogue between people, not two monologues. – Quoted in Howard Stein, A Time to Speak, 1974 [See also above quotes. —t&#

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