public debate

Noun

Meaning

the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

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Enjoy most: the prospect of having an impact on the public debate. Irritating liberals is a close second. Ann Coulter

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate. Yitzhak Rabin

Markets are useful instruments for organizing productive activity. But unless we want to let the market rewrite the norms that govern social institutions, we need a public debate about the moral limits of markets. Michael J. Sandel

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power. Dean Koontz

Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think? Peter Hitchens

The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online. Dennis Hastert

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