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Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

- Jim Leach
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Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.

The hallmark of our times is change and acceleration, but we have to provide the history.

America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.

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Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.

Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.