To heal a nation you must remove it from hate

You don't elect a congressperson, and send them off to Congress. You don't pass a law. No, peace does not to come from the halls of Washington, but from the hearts of man.

I do not wish to infer that Washington cannot have its influence. It influences us. Mightily.

But, ultimately, it is the hearts of the people that determine whether hatred abounds. And, if hatred abounds, the healing is off. If you would heal a nation, you must turn it from its hate: Hatred of those of different skin color, those of different political affiliation, etc.