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Too often, we see wedge politics and petty rhetoric used to belittle adversaries and inflame partisan divisions.
Larry Hogan
Politics
Petty
Too
See
Wedge
Divisions
Adversaries
Partisan
Inflame
Often
Rhetoric
Used
Belittle
The more the Iranians are seen to be dominating the region, the more it is going to inflame Sunni radicalism and fuel the rise of groups like the Islamic State.
David Petraeus
Seen
State
Sunni
Rise
More
Like
Islamic
Iranians
Dominating
Going
Inflame
Region
Fuel
Groups
I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.
Eric Holder
Rights
Law
First
Others
Citizens
Law Enforcement
Seeking
Join
Tensions
First Amendment
First Amendment Rights
Exercising
Discord
Condemning
Been
Ferguson
Amendment
Amendment Rights
Inflame
Sow
Urge
Enforcement
Who
Actions
Peacefully
Conflicts are never caused in any simple way by identity, culture or economics. Where resources are scarce, or there are strong historical memories of conflict, small events are more likely to inflame passions.
Geoff Mulgan
Memories
Culture
Conflict
Events
Strong
Simple
Economics
Resources
Way
Scarce
More
Small
Simple Way
Never
Likely
Identity
Caused
Passions
Historical
Any
Inflame
Where
Conflicts
War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.
John C. Calhoun
War
Country
Understanding
Aid
Eloquence
Resort
Ought
Our
Logic
Never
Clearly
Most
Causes
Passions
Nor
Inflame
Urgent
Much
Convince
Require
Should
Reasons
Many
Why
Necessary
Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible.
Robert M. Hutchins
Education
Think
Minds
Possible
Horizons
Students
Make
Reform
Inflame
Expert
Straight
Them
Teach
Technicians
Amuse
My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects.
Robert M. Hutchins
Education
Young
Minds
Idea
Inflame
Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality.
Roger Ebert
Quality
Political
Preparation
Presidency
Possessed
Temperament
John
Ability
John McCain
Abundance
She
Passions
Campaign
Heartbeat
Inflame
McCain
Sarah
Sarah Palin
Star
Away
Palin
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse.
Samuel Alexander
Future
Object
Delayed
Weave
About
Properties
More
Calculated
Begins
Inflame
Impulse
Fruition
Fancy
Hence
Enjoyment
Images
Desired
Desiring
Politicians should aim for higher discourse, the media should report context instead of seeking to inflame the public, and the public should not reward bad behavior nor engage in it on social media.
Dan Crenshaw
Behavior
Reward
Social Media
Politicians
Aim
Bad
Bad Behavior
Seeking
Higher
Instead
Context
Discourse
Nor
Report
Inflame
Public
Social
Should
Engage
Media