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Civility Corner - January 17, 2014

January 17, 2014
Civility Message

Just about every Member of the House of Representatives would answer affirmatively to the cryptic and sophisticated question, "Are you tolerant of other views?"

In fact, it is easy to say yes to such a question, but much harder to truly live that ‘yes'.

Real tolerance means that we accept and practice this proposition: political truths reside in many quarters, speak legions of languages, include all but a few faiths, and connect with countless causes.

Tolerance of the views of the "other side," even those we believe to be extreme, is civil politics 101. If all Members of the House all reckoned and reasoned exactly the same, we could work from our home districts at all times, as all but one of us would be unmistakably unnecessary.

Issues:Civil Rights