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Chairman Jim Leach
(Former U.S. Representative from Iowa (R) for 30 years)
speaking on his 50-state civility tour



Tuesday, January 12 at 7 to 8 PM

The Challenger Center
on Kleman Plaza










Chairman Leach on civility:


“The temper and integrity of the political dialogue are more important for the cohesiveness of society than the outcome of any election.”

“Violence and social division are rooted in hate. Since such thought begins in the hearts and minds of individuals, it is in each of our hearts and minds that hate must be checked and our way of thinking changed.”

“Reality can only be perceived from multiple sets of eyes.”

“The public must be on perpetual guard and prepared to throw flags when politicians overstep the bounds of fairness and decency.”

“Unlike natural physics where Sir Isaac Newton pointed out that action equals reaction, in social chemistry reaction can be greater than action. Name calling in the kindergarten of life can lead to a hardening of attitudes and sometimes physical responses. Hence civil discourse is about more than good manners. To label someone a “communist” may spark unspeakable acts; to call a country “evil” may cause a surprisingly dangerous counter-reaction.”

Learn more about NEH Chairman Jim Leach:


Read the entire text of “Bridging Cultures,” a speech to the National Press Club HERE.

Read the entire text of “With Malice for None,” the Convocation of State Humanities Councils HERE.

“The Gentleman from Iowa,” a profile on Chairman Leach and his thoughts on the challenges facing humanity—and the humanities—in the twenty-first century. HERE.

Read a wonderful piece by the Tallahassee Democrat’s Mary Ann Lindley on a previous visit by Jim Leach to Tallahassee HERE.

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