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I agree with Mr. Walsh on most points. However, he suggests that "From a historical perspective of our nation, there is no companion to today's divisiveness, and that division is the most readily apparent in our political and government leaders." I would urge Mr. Walsh and others to harken back to 1856. Massachusetts US senator Charles Sumner gave a fiery speech on the senate floor in opposition to slavery. For his efforts, he was beaten with a cane, nearly to death, by Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. Sumner missed the next two years in the senate due to his injuries. Brooks resigned but was soon re-elected. It is said that the only congressmen who did not bring a gun to congressional sessions at the time were those who already carried knives. Consider that the next time you drive through Boston's Sumner Tunnel, or believe "...there is no comparison to today's divineness."