Stand and deliver: Politicians and constituents of differing views must engage civilly

"Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate." - Friedrich Nietzsche It was a hot summer in 1987, and there I sat at 2 a.m. on the floor of a semi-air-conditioned government office listening to about 30 aging hippies sing, "All we are saying is give peace a chance."