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It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.

I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush.

Any type of political ideology is going to have a lot of different variants of it.

How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?

I do not understand those who divide political life from the point of view of political parties.

I'm an independent, probably. I'm not dogmatic. I've supported Democrats and Republicans.

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

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.

The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.

Major political parties have a role, but they are incapable of initiating fundamental change because they are fundamentally tied to the status quo. They are the status quo.