I've always thought a succinct and accurate way to describe the difference between the general mindset of Democrats and Republicans is to consider the following set of choices. Would you rather:

(a) Let every innocent person go free, but also let a guilty person go free. (Democrats' choice)

(b) Correctly punish every guilty person, but also wrongly punish an innocent person. (Republicans' choice)

Judging by their actions and positions on various issues, I would think that the majority of Republicans, or at least the most conservative ones who best represent the fundamental ideals of their party, would go with choice (b). However, I don't see how you can really claim that choice (a) isn't the right choice, morally-speaking. What do you all think?
KevinFinnerty Reviewed by KevinFinnerty on . Democrats vs. Republicans I've always thought a succinct and accurate way to describe the difference between the general mindset of Democrats and Republicans is to consider the following set of choices. Would you rather: (a) Let every innocent person go free, but also let a guilty person go free. (Democrats' choice) (b) Correctly punish every guilty person, but also wrongly punish an innocent person. (Republicans' choice) Judging by their actions and positions on various issues, I would think that the majority Rating: 5