Furthermore, they argued, political divisiveness was also universal and inevitable because of selfish passions that were integral to human nature.

The commission was created as a way to put South Africa's brutal past to rest without the expense and political divisiveness of trials.

Despite the term "unification," a political and cultural divisiveness continued to exist between the industrial-prosperous North and the agrarian-poor South.

It evokes the political divisiveness that rippled across the country in the wake of the Watergate break-in.

Citing political divisiveness in the lengthy campaign, Lambert withdrew from the race, and Babin won by default.

The novel is a reflection on the complex interactions of myth, cash and power in a time of political divisiveness and instability.

Starr's spin: Personal attacks and political divisiveness made it impossible for me to continue.

Like Washington and many others, Adams had become increasingly distraught over the rise of political divisiveness, the forming of parties or factions.

Nor does he take any responsibility for the fierce partisanship and political divisiveness that took root in his administration.

It is intended to help the country put its brutal history to rest without the cost and political divisiveness of trials.