Handed Position

Famous quotes containing the words handed and/or position:

“If ... we admit a divinity, why not divine worship? and if worship, why not religion to teach this worship? and if a religion, why not the Christian, if a better cannot be assigned, and it be already established by the laws of our country, and handed down to us from our forefathers?”
—George Berkeley (1685–1753)

“Your views are now my own.”
—Marvin Cohen, U.S. author and humorist.

In conversation, after having taken a strong position in an argument and heard a complete refutation of his position.