I'vealways felt that a

I'vealways felt that a
I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.
  

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Conflictisn't negative, it just is.
Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.
The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.
Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.
If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.
Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.
Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.
No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.
It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.
Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e