A word from the Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks about the 'recovery of civility' and its preservation in the midst of conflict.

"Verbal violence, the Bible suggests, is a prelude to physical violence. Those who cannot sustain a civil conversation will eventually find it impossible to sustain a civilisation. The sooner we recover civility, the better"

Is there some alternative to fighting fire with fire? The chief Rabbi thinks so and feels that there is an art of extending friendship across lines of dispute and in spite of profound differences of opinion.