He has no official political role, but he is a unifying force and peacemaker in a nation that has become increasingly factionalized and acrimonious.

Yet then did Gildon draw his venal Quill; / I wiſh'd the man a dinner, and ſate ſtill: / Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret; / I never anſwer'd, I was not in debt: / If want provok'd, or madneſs made them print, / I wag'd no war with Bedlam or the Mint.

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I feel at home around my girlfriend's family.