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is always started among people or countries by nothing other than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

is sometimes also a disagreement over what the terms of the disagreement are.

Concerns the Winnebago tribe of Canada. 'In representing 'the tribe' one group drew one circle inside another circle to indicate a group surrounding another. another group, asked the same thing, drew a line down the center of a circle to represent two groups standing side by side. 'this perfectly captures the way in which disagreement between the two groups is also a disagreement over what the terms of the disagreement are, and it also nicely illuminates the stakes of disagreement between men and women'

is fruitful. One never learns anything from any man who agrees.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

is often based solely on our not liking the tone in which some statement is expressed.

Why we contradict. We often contradict an opinion for no other reason than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed. (nietzsche 'human all too human' : 137)

is a source of growth just as agreement is a source of comfort.

We find comfort among those who agree with us ' growth among those who don't.

Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. — Peter Chantilis

To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

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