![Modernist discourse [...] incorporates semantic devices - such as the labeling of theism as 'religion' and naturalism as 'science' - that work to prevent a dangerous debate over fundamental assumptions from breaking out in the open.](/assets/img/quote-photos/modernist-discourse-incorporates-semantic-devices-such-as-the-labeling-of.jpg)
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The fundamental task is to achieve smallness within large organisation. E. F. Schumacher
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The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society. David Suzuki
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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals. Chico Hamilton
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There are some fundamental values it's impossible to be wrong about. Antonio Tabucchi
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I've always thought, and it gets tested at times, that I have a great faith in the fundamental goodness of human beings. Bob Brown
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The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion. Bob Inglis
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The most fundamental problem in software development is complexity. There is only one basic way of dealing with complexity: divide and conquer Bjarne Stroustrup
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A fundamental new rule for business is that the Internet changes everything. Bill Gates
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One of the fundamental questions of today's world is undoubtedly the question of equitable globalisation. Janez Drnovsek
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The assumption that Washington could and would resolve Lehman Brothers without a bankruptcy, as it had Bear Stearns, was the single biggest mistake in the series of mistakes in 2007 and 2008 that led to the financial panic and the ensuing epidemic of job losses. David Malpass
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The American side deliberately distorts facts related to a visit to Minsk by U.S. and EU representatives. We proceed from the assumption that Belarus and the United States have relations of their own, determined by a whole set of different factors. That's why we suggested separate visits. We hope our American and European partners will demonstrate in deed and not in word their constructive attitude towards cooperation with Belarus.
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The assumption with Trivial Pursuit is never that one person would know all the answers, because it would be a very short game. The assumption is that one person should know half the answers.
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The assumption that when you go out to rescue a bunch of poor, black people, that they are going to be criminals, is racist. The only plan they ever seem to have for poor people is a jail plan.
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The assumption is that you're comfortable with the Internet and e-mail already.
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The outlook improved when the debate in the Senate was moved up.
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The American people in general won this debate. Tim Johnson
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We know that there's hydrogen there?but there is a huge debate as to what that hydrogen is locked up with. If there is water there, that's a big deal?a huge impact on how we do exploration. Scott Horowitz
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Most of us know nothing about constitutional law, so it's hardly surprising that we take sides in the Obamacare debate the way we root for the Red Sox or the Yankees. Loyalty to the team is what matters. Paul Bloom
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There is a heated debate in Turkey these days over whether the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is furthering democracy or rolling it back. Mustafa Akyol
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We're waiting for emotions to subside, and we hope that the opposition will go back to their seats so we can proceed with the debate and hopefully with the voting, Gloria Arroyo
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Most of the debate is framed in terms of us and them. You have some folks on the left saying how they help us. And then you have people on the right saying how they pose a threat to us.
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Microsoft is in there, stirring up debate. The whole thing is more of a mess than it has to be.
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When students participate in debate, they learn to study issues in depth and from perspectives, a skill I use everyday in the Senate. Barack Obama