Abraham Lincoln Quotes

You have to learn to have discourse with people you don't necessarily agree with.

It's a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.

We may disagree on some things, but we can do so without being disagreeable.

We need to in this country begin again to raise civil discourse to another level. I mean, we shout and scream and yell and get very little accomplished, but you can disagree very much with the next guy and still be friends and acquaintances.

I'm in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody.

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree.

Hear the other side.

If I have my opinion about something, you have your opinion about something, we don't have to fight over it. And we can have a conversation. We can also disagree without being disagreeable, and we can just disagree, which is fine. It doesn't mean that I don't like you, or you don't like me. We just disagree.

I have disagreements with some and more agreements with others. But that doesn't mean I cannot listen to those I disagree with.

You have to be able to interact with people whose politics you disagree with.

If I disagree with someone, I let them have their say and move on. I don't want to be the one to lecture.

That's something that the world needs to learn today: that you can disagree and still be friends.

I don't like controversies. I try to understand where a person comes from and where he is.

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with.

Dialogue between people of differing views is critical for fostering understanding in a democracy.

The most important guideline when it comes to argument is the golden rule. If someone were addressing your point, what tone, what overall approach would you find persuasive and want her to use? Whatever that is, do it yourself.

Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.

The world I want to live in is a world where everybody is a bit more uncertain about their arguments and is a bit more open to other people's arguments. I think that we can engage ideas without ad hominem attacks.

Our civilization is becoming less civil. You don’t have the right to demonize somebody just because they disagree with you.

There are good people on both sides of almost every issue.

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.

I get very very concerned when I hear people start characterizing their opponents as stupid. I still understand that because politics is a little rough and tumble at times, but I don’t buy it and when they start calling each other either crazy or evil. You and I, we don’t compromise with crazy people or evil people. And so, I don’t think that’s helpful. Generally speaking, just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t make them crazy or evil.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.