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If You Are Self-motivated, Wow, This World Is Tailored For You. The Boundaries Are All Gone. But If You're Not Self-motivated, This World Will Be A Challenge Because The Walls, Ceilings And Floors That Protected People Are Also Disappearing. That Is What I Mean When I Say "it Is A 401(k) World." Government Will Do Less For You. Companies Will Do Less For You. Unions Can Do Less For You. There Will Be Fewer Limits, But Also Fewer Guarantees. Your Specific Contribution Will Define Your Specific Benefits Much More. Just Showing Up Will Not Cut It.

What We Do Know Is That The Planet Is Going From 7 Billion People Today To 9 Billion. More People Want To Live Like Us, Drive American- Size Cars, Live In An American-size Home, And Eat American-size Big Macs. What Does That Mean? It Means That Energy Demand Is Going To Be Going Up.

It Has Always Been My View That Terrorism Is Not Spawned By The Poverty Of Money; It Is Spawned By The Poverty Of Dignity. Humiliation Is The Most Underestimated Force In International Relations And In Human Relations. It Is When People Or Nations Are Humiliated That They Really Lash Out And Engage In Extreme Violence.

A Generation Ago [the Democratic Party] Stood For Progressive Change. Now They Defend Every Federal Program As If Each Were Sacred. They Have Become The Most Conservative Force In American Politics.