To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Goldwater suggests that disagreement does not require rude behavior.
- In plain terms
- You can disagree without being rude.
- What can you take from it?
- Disagreement and being rude are separate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How to disagree well?
- Is anger necessary?
Another view
Some disagreements naturally lead to frustration.
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