Consensus Quotes

“It is not that the presence of consensus is a sign of legitimacy, but that consensus is the substance of legitimacy.”

“We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct.”

“When you have a national security issue of this import, you want to be able to have a consensus.”

“The debate is over. The science is settled.”

“Process matters. It's how you build consensus. It's how you build the support.”

“I think the reality is that the only way you're going to get a consensus is if you have a real crisis.”

“The two-state solution is not a Palestinian invention; it is the international consensus. The question is whether Israel will abide by it.”

“To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies.”

“The essence of my political life was to be a consensus politician.”

“The trouble with television is that it has to be a consensus medium.”

“There is no scientific consensus on climate change. It is a manufactured consensus.”