"I recently read … a little homily to the effect that, if a person makes us think we're thinking, we love him; but if he makes us think, we hate...
Intellectual Discomfort and Thinking
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Quotes
An extensive archive of Bill Rusher’s quotes. The section is organized thematically, enabling readers to filter his thought by different themes that he discussed over the years.
Accusing Opponents on TV
"I'll make a little date with you, Mr. Sorensen … we'll come back on this program and hear where and when National Review advocated racism, and...
Choose Substance Over Style
"If you ever have to choose between solid substance and mere flashy style, by all means choose the substance." Source: How to Win Arguments (1981)...
Self-Reflection on Arguing
"I am a born interrupter—not, I hasten to say, because I want to be discourteous, but because my mind has raced ahead … to some crushing response...
Pain of Changing Belief
"A genuine change of mind on a subject important to us … is often—perhaps usually—accompanied by pain. Do not, then, expect to see real progress on...
Understand Opponents for Debate
"… I have made it a point to understand my opponents' arguments just as well as I possibly could—the better to combat them. And for that purpose...