In the long run, much public opinion is made in the universities; ideas generated there filter down through the teaching profession and the students into the general public.

Early life
Reece was born on a farm near Butler Tennessee one of thirteen children of John Isaac and Sarah Maples Reece. Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22 1889–March 19 1961) was an American politician from Tennessee. He was reelected five more times.

Brazilla Carroll Reece (December 22 1889–March 19 1961) was an American politician from Tennessee. He served in the United States House of Representatives.