An argument derived from the abuse of a thing does not hold good against its use.
Against Quotes
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
It is manifest that, during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war, and such a war as is every man against man… In such condition… the life of man (is) solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
All art is a revolt against man’s fate.
There are no atheists in foxholes” isn’t an argument against atheism, it’s an argument against foxholes.
I’ll speak for the man, or against him, whichever will do the most good.
Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that’s not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.
Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost.
To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. (“Hamlet”)
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
