“Our country as a whole, no less than the Hastings College of Law, values tolerance, cooperation, learning, and the amicable resolution of conflicts. But we seek to achieve those goals through "[a] confident pluralism that conduces to civil peace and advances democratic consensus-building," not by abridging First Amendment rights.” FirstsCountryWholeLawValuesGoalRightsAchieveBuildingCollegeConflictDemocraticToleranceOur CountryResolutionCooperationAmendmentsConsensusFirst AmendmentPluralismFirst Amendment RightsConsensus Building Author:Samuel Alito
“I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.” ThinkingBuildingMeant To BeConsensusConsensus Building Author:Christopher Hitchens
“President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited.” PresidentEconomyPolicyBuildingVoteBasesImprovementExcellentPresident ObamaForeign PolicyConsensusJudicialAppointmentsConsensus Building Author:Alan Dershowitz
“I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.” KnowsKindHas BeensLeadershipDemocracyProgressProduceBuildingElectionConsensusProximityConsensus Building Author:Joe Lieberman