This past weekend, right outside the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a young man tried to kill the president of the United States. Thank God, the Secret Service moved quickly, and no one inside was seriously hurt.

Whatever our politics, whatever we think of any particular leader, one thing must be said plainly: political violence is always wrong.

It doesn’t matter if we love the politician or despise him. Once we accept violence as a legitimate tool in the political arena, we have........

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