We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
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Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves.
Honest discussions - even and perhaps especially on topics about which we disagree - can help us resist hypocrisy and arrogance. They can also help us live up to the basic ideals, such as liberty and justice for all, on which our country was founded.
We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.
So we should all, me included, stop fighting each other and arguing about our differences on certain policies.
We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs.
Our nation must come together to unite.
Let our lives be in accordance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles.
We will not agree on every issue. But let us respect those differences and respect one another. Let us recognize that we do not serve an ideology or a political party; we serve the people.
Disagreements will always occur between us, but we all approach them wanting the best for each and every one of us, for the whole people.
Our right to disagree is precious but fragile. The best way to protect and preserve it is to let the other side speak without demonizing them or destroying their right to be heard. Such civil exchanges are the heart beat of democracy - essential to keeping it alive.
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