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Full Idea
The decision about whether to have higher than usual standards for the application of words like "true" or "good" or "red" is, as far as I can see, not a debatable issue.
Gist of Idea
You can't debate about whether to have higher standards for the application of words
Source
Richard Rorty (Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature [1980], 6.6)
Book Ref
Rorty,Richard: 'Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature' [Blackwell 1980], p.311