In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

A human being tends to believe that the mood of the moment, be it troubled or blithe, peaceful or stormy, is the true, native, and permanent tenor of his existence.

With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate.

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

Whose best and most fruitful gift was the power of admiration, which made it possible for me to learn. Now, as in my youth, I am looking up to the truly great creations of the past, which I see high above my own and which alone deserve the name of greatness.

While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.