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“People like bipartisanship not because they like the substance of what bipartisanship produces, but because it reduces the cognitive stress that partisan disagreement creates. If two sides are bitterly arguing over some major piece of public policy, this forces us to choose sides, and for those with weak mastery of the issue or tenuous connections to a specific worldview, it is easy to be stalked by the worry that you’re choosing the wrong side: After all, there are a ton of people screaming in righteous indignation that the side you’re on is about to destroy the country.”

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Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes is an American commentator born on February 28, 1979. He is known for his in-depth analysis and commentary on television news programs. more

“My commitment is to urge us all toward moderation and good will toward fellow citizens. If we can set aside unworthy emotions that deepen our political divide, concentrate on finding solutions to the problems our country and communities face, we can then work toward a brighter future with less rancor but firm in our purpose. Or, we can feed our primitive fight or flight impulse by lashing out in social media and then duck into our silos. If we do that, the unhealthy polarization of the time of Trump will get even worse.”

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Book:Polarized! The Case for Civility in the Time of Trump: An Experiment in Civil Discourse on Facebook

Source: Polarized! The Case for Civility in the Time of Trump: An Experiment in Civil Discourse on Facebook

“Back in 1998, Governor Bush had told a Texas reporter that the same forces who were demonizing undocumented laborers were also seeking to turn homosexuality into a wedge issue. “I understand their concern about gay marriages or special rights,” he said that summer day. “But I don’t agree with the idea of pitting one group against another. That’s exactly what’s happened during the Hispanic debate, it seems like. And it may not have been the intention, but it became Us versus Them. It’s impossible to lead the nation or state toward a better tomorrow by dividing into camps.”

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Book:Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush

Source: Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush

“If you keep making right hand turns, you will end up spending your life driving in circles. Likewise, if you keep making left hand turns it will be the same. And so maybe we should realize that it’s not about a commitment to ‘right’ or ‘left.’ Rather, it’s about understanding that a thoughtful balance of both are needed if our destination is to be anything other than constantly arriving at the place that we’re constantly leaving.”

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Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Perhaps the most critical, delicate aspect of leadership in a crisis event is the collaboration of compatible goals across boundaries. Selecting a workable blend of multiple goals is one of the highest acts of leadership.”