No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation

America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.

The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.

The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between [people], and their beliefs -- in religion, literature, colleges and schools -- democracy in all public and private life....

Democratic government needs parties; parties do not need democracy.