Civility Gifts

'It's like going on a diet. You don't get fat overnight, so you can't expect to lose it all overnight.'

"Discussion topic: Is our society becoming less civil and more violent?"

Intolerant

This isn't funny. People were hurt and some died. We need more civility. Mort, sweetie, these are two different things. Some people are nuts, period, not driven crazy by partisans. But still, I hear you. Let's join forces. A moment of silence. That was nice, albeit too brief. Whiner.

"I can't waste valuable police resources by telling you the time! We're undermanned as it is!"

A man peddles U.S. flags on the sidewalk, next to a man peddling copies of the U.S. constitution

Pet Shop: "I think I've found one for me."

"It isn't much of a dragon, but then, she wasn't much of a maiden."

'Ah, it's so precious to witness a child learn how government actually works...'

"To be honest, I don't mind the cold, and being an introvert, and slightly antisocial, I really treasure the quiet time when the others have flown south..."

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

"Try picking up a girl after you've renounced everything."

Civics Class: Mock Election Today. Oh, no --- Another multiple choice test!

"Of course, when I say we the people I mean I the people."

"Tell me, Chuck, is barbarism the natural state of mankind, and will it ultimately triumph?"

"...We've traced your lineage all the way back to a 15th-century East European Count."

'This 'infrastructure' stuff you keep talking about -- does it have anything to do with vegetables?'

Bureau of Disappearing Civil Liberties.

How a Bill Becomes a Law, 2023

Best System in the World

"If I vote my conscience, it's Sanders. If I vote my pocketbook, it's Trump. If I vote my emotions, it's Hillary. If I vote my anger, it's Cruz..."

Debating Society. I can accept that money is speech as long as we can agree that some spending is like yelling fire in a theater.

Whitehall: Gave honest impartial advice

'Yes, I wanted a knight in shining armour, but I didn't know it'd be me doing all the shining!'

"60 Fortune 500 companies paid no federal taxes last year. . . meanwhile, thanks to a lack of funding, I no longer get dessert in my meals on wheels."

Student: 'Is the medical marijuana thing a grass-roots movement?'

Knight

'When I'm old enough to vote, I'm going to select Santa Claus as a write-in candidate.'

John McWit, Divorce Lawyer & Celibate,

'Remember your blood pressure, dear!...the Dr, warned about anything that would anger you, like this divided congress and their inability to compromise on things beneficial to the nation.'

'We'd like to have a look at the decimation of public services in the area.'

'Senator, maybe you should be more DISCREET about all this.'

'He joined the party in support of the police cuts.'

Highlights from the Million Moderate March