The Next Generation of Conservative Leaders Must Embrace Civility

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Mike Pence’s forthcoming book What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience. It is reprinted with permission from Center Street, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

Democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. Since the American founding, we’ve suffered from bouts of incivility, from the sharp words of soundbites to much worse. When it happens, Americans often recognize it and demand more from themselves and their countrymen.

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Mike Pence

Mike Pence served as the 48th Vice President of the United States and is the founder of Advancing American Freedom.

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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Mike Pence’s forthcoming book What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience. It is reprinted with permission from Center Street, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.

Democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. Since the American founding, we’ve suffered from bouts of incivility, from the sharp words of soundbites to much worse. When it happens, Americans often recognize it and demand more from themselves and their countrymen.