Famous quotes containing the words rational and/or argument:
“I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized people—the worship of spirits is synonymous with barbarism—it is mere fetish.... There is something philosophic in the worship of the heroes of the human race.”
—George Borrow (1803–1881)
“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)