I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I never misrepresent my position - you've got to be strong enough to make the argument and marshal the case.
You must never underestimate your opposition.
Just because you have opposition doesn't make you a great leader.
I have equal contempt for both left and right radicals.
I can hardly think of an occasion when I've got into a stand-up fight with any political opponent. I've got my views, people know what they are, they can agree or they can choose to disagree. I'm not going to waste time just rubbishing everybody else.
It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career.
Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.
That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes.
I will stand strong to defend people even if I don't agree with them.
I've never backed down from a fight and I relish a good debate.