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The Conversation Is Just Starting
The National Forum on Civility and American Democracy is over, but the conversation will continue. Video of the full event will be posted here shortly—check back for news from The Center for Civil Discourse about our next event! In the meantime, here are some choice quotes from The National Forum.
Jill Lepore: “I think we often talk about civility in politics as a way to avoid talking about money in politics.”
Alan Wolfe: “Why would we talk to each other in the first place unless we thought each others’ views were worth engaging with?”
Austin Sarat: “We’ve met the problem and it is us.”
Randall Kennedy: “Civility should be put in its rightful, limited place.”
Diana Eck: “Incivility thrives on ignoracnce…the challenge is enganging with difference.”
Ilán Stavans: “I don’t think it’s a question of whether pop culture is good or bad. Pop culture *is*. The question is what we do with it.”
