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Quote of the day: Bobby Kennedy on Americans and political discourse | Opinion L.A. | Los Angeles Times: "Quote of the day: Bobby Kennedy on Americans and political discourse
January 14, 2011 | 4:37 pm


Our political discourse isn't more poisonous than ever, writes Tim Rutten in his Saturday column; the ugliness goes in phases. But, he writes, 'We live in an era saturated with communication of all sorts, and this has both radically democratized political speech and opinion and deprived it of any restraint or standard of responsibility.' And though violent themes in our discourse don't equate to actual violence, it doesn't do much for our quality of life.

This echoes Bobby Kennedy's sentiments in a speech he gave during the 1968 presidential primary campaign."