Controversial Quotes
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Obviously this prison has been controversial ever since the first detainees arrived in Guantanamo more than 14 years ago.
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There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from speaking out to defend a controversial opinion.
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I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!
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I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.
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We thank those Senators, both Republican and Democrat, who stood firm against tremendous pressure from the Bush administration, pro-drilling members of Congress and their allies in the oil industry. They recognize that the budget is an inappropriate place to decide controversial national policy matters like America's energy policy. We urge all members of Congress to remain steadfast in their belief that the vast, unspoiled wilderness of America?s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is more than a line item in the Federal Budget.
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They said it was against the rules to take sides on a controversial issue. I said, 'I wish you had told me that during World War II, when I took sides against Hitler.
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About 3 million IVF babies have been born since Louise Brown's birth in 1978. Bizarrely, when this life-giving treatment was first considered, it was massively controversial. A storm of vitriolic protest came from many religious leaders, journalists, politicians, regrettably even other scientists and doctors.
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Before science, before the eighteenth century, religion answered the questions, and so in the nineteenth century for instance there was a real jostling between science and religion over the truth and this is why Darwin was so controversial.
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The proposal that men and women should be treated equally under the law is hardly a controversial concept.
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A lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history.
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People say I'm controversial. But I think I lead a very balanced and normal life.
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I'm not really volunteering for no family films. I really like the sweet spot of being able to be edgy and controversial.
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.
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Evolution is not controversial in the field of science. It's controversial in the public sphere because public education is highly politicized.
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I am always in awe of people who devote their lives to a good cause and are brave enough to take a stance, though it may be controversial in their time.
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One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.
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Thinking of the universe as a computer is controversial.
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For all its shortcomings, Wikipedia does have strong governance and deliberative mechanisms; anyone who has ever followed discussions on Wikipedia's mailing lists will confirm that its moderators and administrators openly discuss controversial issues on a regular basis.
