Well, actually, Thomas Jefferson's advice to his grandson on political debate in general:
"Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish within yourself the habit of silence, especially on politics. In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either in fact or principle. They are determined as to the facts they will believe, and on opinions on which they will act. Get by them, therefore, as you would by an angry bull; it is not for a man of sense to dispute the road with such an animal."
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Letter to Thomas Jefferson Randolph (24 Nov 1808)
Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish within yourself the habit of silence, especially on politics. In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from a……
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Could have been 2008.
Yup.
Do not feed the Fiery Zealot.