“As for the politicians, like everyone else in America, they were motivated by money, not ideals.”

“Seemed like no matter how much money people had, they were desperate to have more, desperate to look good compared to everyone else. Why bother to impress when all anyone else cared about was how impressive THEY were?”

“Money is a servant to politicians and the country.But, if the politicians and the country become the servant of the money, the politicians has failed.”

“What was the good at having an ideal if everyone is trying to beat everyone else at admitting how impossible it is to achieve it.”

“Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.”

“America is especially sensitive to war weariness, and nothing brings backlash like the perception of defeat. I say “perception” because America is a very all-or-nothing society… We like to know, and for everyone else to know, that our victory wasn’t uncontested, it was positively devastating.”