"There is nothing which I dread so much as a division
of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader,
and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble
apprehension, it to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our
Constitution." -John Adams
Source,
found at The
Center for Michigan, self-described as: a new "think and do"
tank, seeking far-reaching, moderate policy solutions to the state's
deep economic and political problems.
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