Q: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
In "We Do Understand," William Saletan quotes the following sentence from Deborah Tannen's The Argument Culture : "Disputation was rejected in ancient China as incompatible with the decorum and harmony cultivated by the true sage."
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In "We Do Understand," William Saletan quotes Deborah Tannen's The Argument Culture: "Disputes were rejected in ancient China as incompatible with the true sage's harmony."