Conflict Quote by Herbert Croly

When Jefferson and the Republicans rallied to the Union and to the existing Federalist organization, the fabric of traditional American democracy was almost completely…

— Herbert Croly

“the fundamental problem facing American democracy remains extreme partisan division—one fueled not just by policy differences but by deeper sources of resentment, including racial…

— Steven Levitsky

The history of the Republican Party is marked by vacillation between its founding principle of opportunity and its domination by the wealthy elite.

— Heather Cox Richardson

Partisanship particularly increased after the 1994 elections and then the appearance of the first unified Republican government since the 1950s.

— Thomas E. Mann

“Again, for Wilson and the progressives, the American founding was simply a historical event distinct to its own moment and condition. Progress requires that…

— Mark R. Levin

“Since 1877 the driving force of American politics hasn’t primarily been a class struggle or tension between agrarian and commercial interests, or even between…

— Colin Woodard

Republicans controlled the federal government for decades after the Civil War, and their policies funneled wealth upward -- with dire consequences. In 1893, the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals…

— Allen Weinstein

American federalism was the embodiment of political tolerance and decentralization - the expression of the liberal conviction that society can manage itself and needs…

— Llewellyn Rockwell

“Yet in the 1950s and '60s, a wide range of historians quickly and uncritically...[sought to] rule out of serious discussion of the American founding…

— William Hogeland

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

— Thomas E. Mann

The real struggle between an American government and the people was one of power, which was settled when they designed their Constitution, which conceded…

— Ndabaningi Sithole