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Look for This at Tonight’s Debate

At the height of a close election, it is worth a reminder that civility is the essential democratic virtue. Civility is not the same thing as niceness.

Refocuscover1.jpgThe high stakes of politics can produce intense disagreements. But manners — even cold, formal ones — communicate a modicum of mutual respect and preserve the possibility of cooperation. John Stuart Mill called democracy “government by discussion.”

Michael Gerson, as quoted in The Washington Post, October 15, 2012

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Topics: Family and Home Tags: events, news, policy October 16, 2012 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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