Democracy, in order to work, requires that reasonable men and women take the time to understand and debate difficult, sometimes complex issues, and they do so in an atmosphere which strives for the type of understanding that leads to, if not agreement, then at least a productive and workable compromise.
Per a que la democràcia funcioni, es necessiten homes i dones assenyats que dediquin temps a entendre i a debatre temes difícils, de vegades complexos, i que ho facin dins un ambient que s'esforci per a aconseguir un tipus d'enteniment que condueixi cap a, si no un acord, al menys un compromís practicable i productiu.