Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It…

With those who are willing to join, let us cooperate to reduce the burden of arms, to strengthen the structure of peace, to lift…

— Richard M. Nixon

Foreign policy of a pluralistic democracy like the United States should be based on bipartisanship because bipartisanship is the means and the framework for…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

“My commitment is to urge us all toward moderation and good will toward fellow citizens. If we can set aside unworthy emotions that deepen…

— Jeff Rasley

I understand that one of the purposes of bipartisanship is to cram something difficult and necessary down the American people's gullets for which neither…

— James Wolcott

Above all else stands the burning question of bipartisanship. Whatever else the politicians might say they're about, our news analysts know that this is…

— Thomas Frank

“There are not enough purple states. No one votes in primaries, except the most ideological. And big money comes in to support or oppose…

— Evan Bayh

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

— Tom Daschle

First, we must continually reaffirm the principle that the security of the United States is not, and should never be, a partisan matter. The…

— William Cohen

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are…

— Anonymous

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

— Nancy Pelosi

If you're a progressive, you can find lots of people who call themselves conservatives, but who agree with you on lots of things. There…

— George Lakoff

Public officials insult our intelligence and our goodwill when they paint rosy pictures about budgets, jobs, bipartisanship, and transparency, and alter their positions on…

— Anonymous

This country cannot afford to tear itself apart on a partisan basis on issues so vital to our national security.

— Henry A. Kissinger

I think one of the first steps - and I'm glad we were able to reach, again, a bipartisan agreement - is an accountability…

— Jeff Miller