Quote on civility

The center of civility in our society is not the small town but the big city,where you learn to thread your way through heavy traffic and subdue your aggressiveness and extend kindness to strangers.Small-town Republicans are leery of big cities and the anonymity they bestow,but there is no better place to learn the delicate ballet of social skill.-Garrison Keillor,''Renouncing Evil Powers and Anonymity,''A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION'',January 12,2010.