Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable

One of the signs of maturity and a wide life experience is the ability to disagree with someone without being disagreeable.

If we are going to be able to work our way through the enormous problems mankind is facing, we have got to be able to honestly state our thoughts, opinions, and conclusions.

Then when others do the same but they don’t agree with our conclusions we can either get in a knock down battle or nuclear war, or we can rationally discuss the matter. It is not possible to remain rational when you or your opponent is saying or doing impolite and hateful things.

It is vital that we learn to disagree without being disagreeable.
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