"The United States has always been governed by the authority of ideas, rather than the idea of..."

“The United States has always been governed by the authority of ideas, rather than the idea of authority.  Nothing is more important than to be clear to all Americans that the tradition of vigorous political debate and compromise will continue. The sooner Donald Trump is relegated to the margins of our national life, the better off we and the world will be.”

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Larry Summers: Donald Trump is a serious threat to American democracy

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/140746639462