Think of the mighty good-will of him, of his enjoyment of his post, of his power as a preacher, of the number of things to which he gives his attention, of the safety of his second thoughts, of the increased courage he is showing, and above all of the fact that he is an open, instead of an underground leader, whom the voters can control once in four years, when he runs away, whose heart is in the right place, who is an enemy of red tape and quibbling and everything that in general the word "politician" stands for.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
"Propositions" are expressly devised for quibbling between realities and beliefs.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
This is most complicated quibbling!
"John Knox and the Reformation"
Andrew Lang