Two sides to a question
If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. … Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving.
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Context: Beatty describes how the state keeps people content.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander