It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.
Thomas E. MannVotes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.
Thomas E. MannSpeech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictions word, preserves contact - it is silence which isolates.
Thomas E. MannIn addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.
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