“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”

“Men have become the tools of their tools.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

“Only those afraid of the truth seek to silence debate, intimidate those with whom they disagree, or slander their ideological counterparts. Those who know they are right have no reason to stifle debate because they realize that all opposing arguments will ultimately be overcome by fact.”

Glenn Beck (1964) U.S. talk radio and television host

“When you don’t know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.”

Jason Fried software entrepreneur

“Lost golden ages can be very effective tools for motivating people in the present.”

Margaret MacMillan (1943) Canadian historian

“Consciousness becomes a matter of philosophical debate; it's not scientifically reliable.”

Ray Kurzweil (1948) Author, scientist, inventor, and futurist

“We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.”

Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar-- a professor of English literature, a literary critic, and a …

“If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate, as it should, let's make sure it's worthy of those we have lost.”

Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America

“Men, knowing not how to handle the tool of the mind, have become used to leaning on others and on habit; and, owing to that, this splendid tool, the human mind, has in fact become unreliable through neglect.”

Nyanaponika Thera (1901–1994) German Buddhist monk

“A lady is just a lady. But if you call yourself as a gentleman, then it becomes debatable.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author