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The event eventually became a series of counterarguments and, at times contentious, back-and-forths between attendees and the congressmen.
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Sabrina Rodriguez, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Walzer leans heavily on the counterargument that leaking provides a vital public service by rescuing the country from disastrous policies that leaders are able to impose only by hiding things.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
That’s despite a counterargument that there are routes to Martha’s Vineyard that remain entirely within state territorial waters.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
But there’s a counterargument: this outcome shows that in a genuine democracy, nobody’s above the law.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
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Sabrina Rodriguez, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
Walzer leans heavily on the counterargument that leaking provides a vital public service by rescuing the country from disastrous policies that leaders are able to impose only by hiding things.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
That’s despite a counterargument that there are routes to Martha’s Vineyard that remain entirely within state territorial waters.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 June 2024
But there’s a counterargument: this outcome shows that in a genuine democracy, nobody’s above the law.
—Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
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“Counterargument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterargument. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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