“As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.” ShouldDifferentStatesCharacterAmericaNightNationsCommonWatchesRepublicanSittingDemocratBackgroundsSparksOne NightPublic Good Author:Mark Udall
“I am Bourbon as a matter of honour, royalist according to reason and conviction, and republican by taste and character.” MatterReasonCharacterRepublicanTasteConvictionHonourBourbon Author:François-René de Chateaubriand
“Republicans are people who, if you were drowning 50 feet from shore, would throw you a 25-foot rope and tell you to swim the other 25 feet because it would be good for your character. Democrats would throw you a hundred-foot rope and then walk away looking for other good deeds to do.” PeopleIfsCharacterWould BeWalksFeetRepublicanHundredDemocratDeedsBe GoodSwimShoreGood DeedsRopeDrowning Author:S. I. Hayakawa
“The climate of Ohio is perfect, considered as the home of an ideal republican people. Climate has much to do with national character.... A climate which permits labor out-of-doors every month in the year and which requires industry to secure comfort--to provide food, shelter, clothing, fuel, etc.--is the very climate which secures the highest civilization.” PeopleYearsCharacterHomePerfectDoorsMonthsIndustryComfortCivilizationRepublicanHighestIdealsLaborClimateSecureFuelEtcPermitClothingsShelterOhio Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“Here`s the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of their character, and regardless of who they are, it seems that if you say the right stuff now to the Republican ear, Steve Schmidt, they will say yes, no matter who you are.” IfsMatterMomentsCharacterSeemsStuffPartyRecordsRepublicanEarsWho You AreRoundsCurrentsRight ThingHeelsRepublican PartyRight StuffSchmidt Author:Chris Matthews
“Donald Trump has been mischaracterized, misdiagnosed, his character has been assaulted from the get-go by both Republicans and the Hillary Clinton campaign.” Has BeensCharacterTrumpRepublicanClintonCampaigns Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Donald Trump] is a true republican: he is hypocritical and two-faced, he's a liar, a cheat, and a thief and the more he speaks, the more his real character shows.” TwoRealCharacterShowsSpeakTrumpRepublicanLiarsThievesCheatHypocriticalReal Character Author:Tommy Chong
“[John] Adams never had an optimistic view of human nature, and his experience in the Congress and abroad only deepened his suspicion that his fellow Americans might not have the character to sustain a republican government.” HumansCharacterGovernmentMightViewsHuman NatureRepublicanFellowsCongressOptimisticSuspicionRepublican Government Author:Gordon S. Wood
“The Republican Party has consistently opposed Obamacare (as costing more), stimulus spending (as increasing inflation), etc., none of which has happened in spite of seven years of their warnings. Their main problem is that they don't have the character to admit that they are wrong. They don't have enough character to rethink their deeply held assumptions.” YearsEnoughCharacterProblemPartyHappenedRepublicanSevenSpendingAssumptionSpiteEtcWarningConsistentlyRepublican PartyInflationSeven YearsStimulusObamacare Author:Philip Kotler