Rove: Argument Without Evidence
“[The Supreme Court decision banning the death penalty for minors who committed murder] ignored the fact that at the time, the peoples’ representatives in 20 states had permitted the death penalty for killers under 18.”
Karl Rove, address to the Federalist Society, Nov. 10, 2005 (Ann E. Kornblut, NYT’s,11/11/05 ).
“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.”
Karl Rove, address to the Federalist Society, Nov. 10, 2005 (Ann E. Kornblut, NYT’s,
“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.”
- Bertrand Russell
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