A knowledge of history prevents unnecessary kvetching. Case in point: Democratic politics has always been nasty. Today does not hold a candle to yesterday. Today's politicians are pikers compared to our Founding Fathers when it comes to the fine art of character assassination and insult.
Behold the partisan rancor of the campaign of 1800. Jefferson v Adams.
Man. To think these guys were friends at one point. Whew.
It was over 12 years before they patched things up. They died as close as they were in the build up to the revolution, fittingly, within hours of each other, on July 4, 1826 and left us a literary legacy to boot.
In the end, two very big individuals, able to forgive.
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