Mark Twain Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Few things are more irritating than when someone who
is wrong is also very effective in making his point.”

by:	Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist
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Categories:	Coercion, Humor, Ignorance, Politics, Populism
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Reader comments about this quote:

I think the man is correct. It is so frustrating to have a debate with someone who throws things out fast and won't let you finish your point before he makes another. Really, this is simply a rude person, insecure, therefore fast, and wrong. -- Emily Brown, Elko, SC 2
This is usually accomplished by appealing to people's fears and emotions rather than facts and logic. Religionists and politicians are the worst culprits holding the truth hostage in order to prop up lies. Hegelian dialectic and cognitive dissonance are the most common tactics. -- E Archer, NYC 2
The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. Ronald Reagan (Now watch Anon Edmonton just go squirrelly LOL) -- J Carlton, Calgary 1
I'll have to use that -- Mike, Norwalk
Great. Brings to mind lots of the speeches made at the DNC. -- Robert L. Davis, Newbern TN 1
-- Mary - MI