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Al Bellenchia's avatar

“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.” - Jonathan Swift

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E.K. Hornbeck's avatar

Especially to the man with a lilliputian brain.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

One can not explain sanity to an insane man.

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David Court's avatar

You can not reason with an unreasonable person. (If no one claims having said that first, I'll take the heat.)

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Ginny's avatar

You cannot reason with a 2 year old, either.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

I believe the phrase goes: You just can’t debate STUPID!….:)

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David Court's avatar

Good line, but I see a difference between debate and reason as verbs.

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JF's avatar

My mother used to say those words regarding her five little children, when Dad came home from work having spent the day in a calm environment. “They aren’t REASONABLE!”

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David Court's avatar

Lots of people are unreasonable and trying to reason with "little children" (you don't give ages) is not known as a winnng proposition. Allegedly, the Felon-in-Chief is an adult, a "grown man".

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JF's avatar
Apr 3Edited

Exactly. We were tiny and disgusting and ungovernable. Perfect models for our Felon-in-Chief.

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