How Long to Read Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience

How Long Does it Take to Read Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience?

It takes the average reader 1 hour to read Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience by David Abshire

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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"Why is our country more polarized than ever, positions more entrenched, and cooperation less and less viable? Is it because the very fibers of our society have been lost to partisan, economic, racial, and religious schisms? On September 11, 2001, we were a people united by our common beliefs. It is a tragedy that those few months of national, moral, and spiritual unity were too soon lost. Still, we remain bound, whether we show it or not, by certain principles that are elusive but powerful. In the great historical accomplishments of America, these apparent opposites of commitment and tolerance are bridged by civility. In its deepest sense, civility means respect, listening, and dialogue. Yet, in the American experience, civility has not always prevailed, and its role in our political culture cannot be taken for granted. In essence, it is the interaction of these forces, of commitment and tolerance, of passion and civility, that has been the hallmark of the America experience. Indeed, while commitment without tolerance produces a sort of zealous, destructive fundamentalism, tolerance without commitment entails a moral reserve that can degenerate into moral vacuity or paralysis. Which, then, is the true America? 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? In the balance of these forces lies the genius of the American experience." -David M. Abshire, from The Grace and Power of Civility: Commitment and Tolerance in the American Experience

How long is Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience?

Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience by David Abshire is 60 pages long, and a total of 15,000 words.

This makes it 20% the length of the average book. It also has 18% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 21 minutes to read Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience aloud.

What Reading Level is Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience?

Commitment and Tolerance in American Experience is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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