PARTISANSHIP QUOTES III

quotations about partisanship

As long as partisanship is communicated openly, as in formally stated endorsements of political candidates or in editorials and commentaries, it is a legitimate way to exercise press freedom and contribute to diversity in the media system.

GIANPIETRO MAZZOLENI

The International Encyclopedia of Political Communication


My fixed principle never to be the tool of any man, nor the partisan of any nation, would forever exclude me from the smiles and favors or courts.

JOHN ADAMS

diary, 1782

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There's never a perfect bipartisan bill in the eyes of a partisan.

BILL CLINTON

The Economist, December 18, 2010

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Think of it this way: partisanship at least gives our elected officials something to do--and keeping them busy keeps them in the public eye where we can keep an eye on them.

MARK DOUGLAS

Believing Aloud: Reflections on Being Religious in the Public Square