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Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

Many great actions are committed in small struggles.

I had this notion of what I called a democratic way of looking around, that nothing was more important or less important.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

You need to be intent on reducing size, scope, and influence of government.

I've always been about less government.

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.