Whatever one thinks of Occupy Wall Street — I'm broadly supportive — it has focussed public anger and changed the terms of the political debate, elevating issues such as bankers' pay, tax evasion by rich people, and corporate lobbying.
That's one of the reasons we're hoping that the political debate elevates the substantive dialogue we all need to have about how government emails should work.
After the debate, the figures were 57% to 39%.Nor did the debates elevate the campaign.
The game advances, the debate elevates, and the distraction takes a deeper hold into our daily lives.
Machiavelli clearly views speech as the method most appropriate to the resolution of conflict in the republican public sphere; throughout the Discourses, debate is elevated as the best means for the people to determine the wisest course of action and the most qualified leaders.
In the Al Gore vision, our politics is ennobled with a spirit of public service, our debate is elevated by great visions and great dreams, our people are challenged to be strong and brave and united with each other.
The executive director of Scenic Hudson, Ned Sullivan, disagreed, saying he thought the Hudson debate would elevate Mr. Pataki onto the national stage as never before.
