The most important part of a public debate is the twelve-hour pre-debate where the participants come to an agreement on the definitions of all the words they plan to use. Without this step, the debate would be meaningless.
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What’s the source, please?
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Jacques Barzun, "The House of Intellect", Harper & Brothers (1959), p. 61
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Thanks! Didn’t realise u were giving the title..
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