https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/05/second-look-at-civility/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:21:24 -0400<![CDATA[The call for civility as a spur to compromise dates to the nation’s founders. George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior” left 110 points of advice for succeeding generations of politicians. (“Sleep not when others speak.”) Thomas Jefferson offered prescriptions rooted in his wielding of the Senate gavel as vice president: “No one is to disturb another (person who is speaking) by hissing, coughing, spitting, speaking or whispering to another.”]]>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:00:52 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/05/second-look-at-civility-n97205