Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.
Source: In The Book of Success, ed. Richard Shea, 1993.
-- William E Gladstone, (Dec 29 1809-1898), English statesman, author; He was British prime minister four times, 1868-1894, and the most prominent man in politics of his time.