All diseases run into one, old age.
When two enemies are talking, they're not fighting.
Ignorance breeds fear. If you don't keep that fear in check, that fear will breed hatred. If you don't keep hatred in check it will breed destruction.
Find someone who disagrees and invite them to your table.
The military doesn't teach rifle marksmanship. It teaches equipment familiarity. Despite what the officer corps thinks, learning to shoot a rifle is not like learning to drive a car. Instead, it is like learning to play the violin. . . . The equipment familiarity learning curve comes up quick, but then the rifle marksmanship continuation of the curve rises very slowly. . . . by shooting one careful shot at a time, carefully inspecting the result (and the cause).
Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another.
When all is lost, there is still a memory.
Authoritative interpretations of the First Amendment guarantees have consistently refused to recognize an exception for any test of truth whether administered by judges, juries, or administrative officials and especially one that puts the burden of proving truth on the speaker.
Love makes a good eye squint.