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“When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.”

Party Doors Towns Compromise Tea Tea Party

Author:Claire McCaskill

“No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation.”

America Party Democracy Compromise Moderation

Author:Clinton Rossiter

“I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul.”

Years Soul Lost Party Practice Cases Lessons Function Twenties Lawyer I Realized Compromise My Soul My Time

Book:The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas

Source: The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas

“Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can. We come from different parties, but we are Americans first. And that's why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction. It can't degenerate into hatred. The American people's hopes and dreams are what matters, not ours. Our obligations are to them. Our regard for them compels us all, Democrats and Republicans, to cooperate, and compromise, and act in the best interests of our nation - one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.”

“Nothing can do men of good will more harm than apparent compromises with parties that subscribe to antimoral and antidemocratic and anti-God forces. We must have the courage to detach our support from men who are doing evil. We must bear them no hatred, but we must break with them.”

Men Wisdom Evil Politics Force Can Do Party Break Support Economy Bears Hatred Harm Compromise Liberalism Good Will Anti God

Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won't meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It's the perversion of idealism.”

Way Party Middle Compromise Idealism Perversion Paralysis

Author:Beau Willimon

“One of those disturbing tendencies in academic life is that there is a desire on the part of many in the name of open-mindedness to fall into a kind of relativistic denialism in which all positions are equally legitimate, all positions must be respected, and compromise must be entered into no matter what the starting point or reasonableness of the two parties.”

Kind Two Matter Life Is Desire Fall Names Party Position No Matter What Starting Tendencies Compromise Academic Disturbing Starting Point Open Mindedness Reasonableness Academic Life

Author:Lawrence Summers

“The real two-party system in America is the Meanies and the Weenies. The Meanies want to take away your benefits, and the Weenies want to compromise with them.”

Want Two Real America Party Benefits Compromise Two Party System

Author:Alan Grayson