Originally Posted by
ollo_ollo
I'm a lifelong Republican who knew his politics yet I admired & respected him since way back, when he ran Senator Moynihan's office. So long Tim, its been good to know you. Don
We need more of this sort of attitude. As a political centrist (on an American scale, which evidently makes me a conservative on a European scale), I encounter lots of men and women of good will and intelligence whom I can respect, but who are far to my right or my left. I still like Atticus Finch's line from "To Kill a Mockingbird," which probably summarizes Harper Lee's own philosophy and/or her father's:
"If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
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