Quote of the Day: The Problem with a Two-Party System
Jane SusskindPublished: 22 Mar, 2012
1 min read
”What we have today is a far cry from what the Founders intended. George Washington and James Madison both warned of the dangers posed by political parties…The problem is not division but partisanship—advantage-seeking by private clubs whose central goal is to win political power.” - Former Congressman Mickey Edwards
From his Atlantic article “How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans”
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