If You Depart From Moral Absolutes, You

Next To Courage, Willpower Is The Most Important Thing In Politics.

In The Past, The U.s. Has Shown Its Capacity To Reinvent Its Gifts For Leadership. During The 1970s, In The Aftermath Of The Nixon Abdication And The Ford And Carter Presidencies, The Whole Nation Peered Into The Abyss, Was Horrified By What It Saw And Elected Ronald Reagan As President, Which Began A National Resurgence.

As A Child I Found Railroad Stations Exciting, Mysterious, And Even Beautiful, As Indeed They Often Were.

As The Cia And Kgb, Like God And Satan, Fight Miltonic Battles Across Five Continents.

I Don't Write Huge Books Any More. I Used To Write 1,000 Printed Pages, But Now I Write Short Books. I Did One On Napoleon, 50,000 Words - Enjoyed Doing That. He Was A Baddie. I Did One On Churchill, Which Was A Bestseller In New York, I'm Glad To Say. 50,000 Words. He Was A Goodie.