At many levels, contempt has become a defining characteristic of American politics. It makes us unwilling to listen to what others say – unwilling, in some cases, even to allow them to speak. This stops the learning process cold and creates a ready-made audience for demagogues who know how to bring diverse groups of the aggrieved together in righteous opposition to everyone else.
-Madeleine K. Albright
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