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In a democracy, there can be no bystanders

The outpouring of letters and calls that I have received since announcing my plans to leave office speak to a nation deeply worried about its leadership.

Published Tue, Nov 7, 2017 · 09:50 PM

SOME people wrote just to say thanks, from Arizona, from all over the country and from abroad, from all across the political map, too. Some wrote to say that they watched the speech with their children, or that they read it aloud to them. "I try to teach my kids to respect others," wrote one man. "The current resident of the White House is not the example I want my kids to follow." "As a die-hard Democrat, I have to say that before Trump came into office, you were kinda low on my list of senators to admire," one woman wrote. "But I have changed that stance." Another man wrote: "I…

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