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“[W]hen the political discourse is shredded by an
unreason and hatred so deep that vulgar abuse seems normal, disaffection rules.
Our debates, for the most part, are examples unworthy of a playground:
name-calling, verbal slaps, gossip, giggles, all while the swings and slides of
governance remain empty.”
—Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate poet,
writer, thinker, “No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear,” The
Nation, 2015.
• Editorial Comment: The playground of government is crawling with bullies, thugs, cretins and criminals.
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“I
don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If
you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a
little.” —Tom Stoppard
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