Jim Leach
Jim Leach
James Albert Smith "Jim" Leachis an American academic and former politician. He served as ninth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 October 1942
CountryUnited States of America
Jim Leach quotes about
thinking america our-society
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.
country america government
America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government.
socialism communism fascism
There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.
war school years
The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.
art humanity important
The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times.
decision doe decision-making
Public decision-making does not lend itself to certitude.
angel sometimes moments
Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.
shoes literature figures
If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else's shoes. You learn from great figures in literature.
sports humility wrestling
No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more 'humility training' than wrestling.
views perspective people
Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It's about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.
action determine reported time
We will take a look at why it wasn't reported when it started. We will determine at that time if there is any enforcement action that's going to be taken.
confidence jury
We all have confidence in the jury system,