I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums concert halls and civic buildings.

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor who was a friend of my family.

When you Google me you'll find a lot of people don't like Richard Dreyfuss. Because I'm cocky and I present a cocky attitude. But no one has ever disagreed with the notion I represent that we need more civic education. So far there's 100 percent support for that.

Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education age income gender or race.