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The strangest thing about the low quality of Internet argument is that effective argument isn't really so difficult. Sure, not everyone can be Clarence Darrow, but anyone who wants to be at least competent at argument can do it.

~Barry Eisler

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Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they can create an addiction to rewards and punishments.

~Barry Schwartz

Topics: Addiction Behavior Changing Create Effective Psychology Punishments Research Rewards Same Same Time Shown Time Very Years

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Cheney was among the best secretaries of defence the country has ever had. He was a very effective White House chief of staff. He did not make many enemies, and he had the ability to persuade people with that soft tone and very reasonable style of his. He's always been exceptionally good as the right-hand man.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Ability Always Among Been Best Cheney Chief Country Defence Did Effective Enemies Ever Exceptionally Good Had He His House Make Man Many People Persuade Reasonable Secretaries Soft Staff Style Tone Very White White House

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In the wealthy industrialized nations, effective drug therapies against AIDS became available - AZT as early as 1987, then combinations of antiretroviral agents in 1996. The new drugs offered hope that fatal complications might be staved off and AIDS rendered a chronic condition.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Against Agents Aids Available Became Chronic Combinations Complications Condition Early Effective Fatal Hope Industrialized Might Nations New Off Offered Rendered Then Wealthy

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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.

~Basmah Bint Saud

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We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.

~Bayard Rustin

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Compromise Decent Demand District Education Effective Ended Every Filibuster Housing Include Integrated Legislation Public Right Rights School Segregation Vote Year

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Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Bad Bad Thing Bound Effective Good Hold Ideology Leaders Morals Often Our Ourselves Pretend Pure Ruthless Same Same Time Self-Interest Them Thing Time Want You

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This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want them to be bastions of moral integrity, perfect people, saints. And on the other hand, we want them to be effective leaders.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: About Effective Hand Integrity Leaders Moral Opposed Other People Perfect Perfect People Politician Politics Saints Them Things Think Two Want Way I Think

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The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.

~Bela Lugosi

Topics: Actor Depends Effective Gives He Him Himself His Manner Most Performance Seems Wholly

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Monetary policy has less room to maneuver when interest rates are close to zero, while expansionary fiscal policy is likely both more effective and less costly in terms of increased debt burden when interest rates are pinned at low levels.

~Ben Bernanke

Topics: Both Burden Close Costly Debt Effective Fiscal Increased Interest Interest Rates Less Levels Likely Low Monetary Monetary Policy More Pinned Policy Rates Room Terms While Zero

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