#artisan

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#independence #partisanship #politics #radicalism #iraq

I have never seen such extreme partisanship, such bitter partisanship, and such forgetfulness of the fate of our fathers and of the Constitution. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#constitution #extreme #fate #fathers #forgetfulness

To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#american people #awaken #citizen #disagree #duty

I never could be a partisan leader - a man of one idea. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#i #idea #leader #man #never

I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service. ↗

— Charles Edison

#after #am #bickering #capacity #civil

Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#bipartisan #fellow #going #i #know

It's time to look beyond the budget ax to assure access to health care for all. It's time to look for bipartisan solutions to the problems we can tackle today, and to work together for tomorrow - building a health care system that works for all Americans. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#all americans #assure #ax #beyond #bipartisan

In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food. ↗

— Joseph Hume

#artisan #britain #british #consequently #country

When it's for the good of your state, you put partisan differences aside. ↗

— Amy Klobuchar

#differences #good #partisan #put #state

Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals for which Americans fought were clearly understood. ↗

— Allen Weinstein

#administration #american #american people #archivist #essentially