"CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet."

"Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog lovers, the cat lovers, doctors, lawyer…"

"Controversy may rage as long as it adheres to the presuppositions that define the consensus of elites, and it should …"

"Controversy equalizes fools and wise men — and the fools know it."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at ti…"

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way."

"During a period roughly parallel to Newton's lifetime, there was an active controversy between those, like Descartes,…"

"When men differ in any matter of belief, let them meet each other manfully."

"No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy."

"It is humbling to mankind to contemplate men capable of grasping eternal truths, fencing and debating in trivialities…"