1/2: "A great nation is not saved by wars. It is saved by acts without external picturesqueness: by speaking, writing, voting reasonably..."
— Amy Cuddy (@amyjccuddy) October 9, 2013
2/2: "by smiting corruption swiftly; by good temper between parties." ~William James (who was the friggin' bomb)
— Amy Cuddy (@amyjccuddy) October 9, 2013
Comments in this post via James Fallows are somewhat less philosophical but noteworthy nonetheless.
'Democracy means accepting defeat,' and other principles House GOP is rejecting http://t.co/oLOipzx4v6 by me @TheAtlantic
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) October 9, 2013