I Think I Learned Pretty

My Illness Has Taught Me Something About The Nature Of Humanity, Love, Brotherhood And Relationships That I Never Understood, And Probably Never Would Have. So, From That Standpoint, There Is Some Truth And Good In Everything.

Mostly I Am Sorry For The Way I Thought Of Other People. Like A Good General, I Had Treated Everyone Who Wasn't With Me As Against Me.

My Childhood, Adolescence And High School Days Are Unusually Important. If There Has Ever Been A Time That I Developed A Uniqueness And Sense Of Humor And The Ability To Organize, It Was Then. In Those Early Days, I Developed The Skills That Gave Me A Certain Degree Of Success In American Politics.

I Think I Learned Pretty Early That In The End, Its Only You. To An Extent, Youre All Alone.

I Acquired More Wealth, Power, And Prestige Than Most. But You Can Acquire All You Want And Still Feel Empty. What Power Wouldn't I Trade For A Little More Time With My Family? What Price Wouldn't I Pay For An Evening With Friends? It Took A Deadly Illness To Put Me Eye To Eye With That Truth, But It Is A Truth That The Country, Caught Up In Its Ruthless Ambitions And Moral Decay, Can Learn On My Dime.