The Grace and Power of Civility: Commitment and Tolerance in the American Experience

In a time when our country is more polarized than ever, David Abshire, former Ambassador to NATO, and a historian himself, traces the history of commitment and tolerance in an effort to revitalize the respect, listening, and dialogue that constitute civility. Nobel Peace Laureates reflect on hopes and fears "Which, then, is the true America?” he asks, “The America of division or the America of unity? The America of endless public and partisan warfare or the America of cooperation, civility, and common purpose? The America of many or the America of one?”