Quotes About Consensus

People who truly represent an extreme on either side have a very difficult time getting bipartisan support for what they're doing.

'Compromise' isn't supposed to be a dirty word. It is, in fact, how representative democracy works.

I don't look forward to a time when every politician, every legislator goes to Washington absolutely committed to an extreme point of view. Elected representatives are sent to Washington to compromise, not to never compromise.

I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.

Now, most of the time I'm going to agree with the Democrats and disagree with the Republicans.

I think Jalen Hurts is consistent enough.

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

I don't accept ideologies that are not a product of consensus. I don't have an ideology, but I do have a sense of what's right and what's wrong.

Historically, Democrats have been far more united than Republicans when it comes to policy, ideology and public debate.

There's always going to be people who don't understand or accept the united science, and I will just ignore them, as I'm only acting and communicating on the science.

Even as evidence mounts that immigration is bolstering the British economy, the political consensus seems to be that bashing immigration boosts electoral fortunes.

Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation and consensus.

The best decisions are made when everyone is included, everyone is involved.

If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

Great explanation," Jordan said to Jermaine as Wendy nodded agreement. She

I think we should be focusing on how to limit the number of abortions. There ought to be able to have a common ground and consensus as to do that.

There's a socialist bias to the consensus of the literary world: a '30s mentality that says factory workers are more worthy of our attention.

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

Die Wahrheit lässt sich nach Geschmack gestalten Denn Wahrheit ist, was alle dafür halten!

I touched the limits of our political system, which pushes one to last-minute compromises. Explanations are rarely given. It plays to people's fears because it hasn't built an ideological consensus. It produces flawed solutions and too often ignores reality.

The Democratic Party needs to look carefully at moving towards the middle, where the American people are.

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization.

Our country is miserably off track; this is something that all but the far left agree on. I personally came to the point where I felt a responsibility to try to do something about it, and I've been blessed enough in business to be able to take a shot at running for office.