civility

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Frederick J. Ryan Jr. is the director of the Ronald Reagan Center on Civility and Democracy and a USC alumnus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

It follows recent warnings from the Jo Cox Civility Commission, which called for a central unit to address the abuse faced by all politicians.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

State schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal interviewed Parton onstage about the importance of reading, and Parton described her surprise when she received $100 million last year as part of the Bezos Courage and Civility award.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

In June, Mr. Ryan announced his resignation, telling employees that he planned to start the Center on Public Civility, a new project by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, where he is chairman of the board.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2023

We went and saw several Churches, after which he conducted me to his House where I found Madame M—— who receiv'd me with all the Civility possible.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von