I Believe I Am An Honorable Man.

I'm One Of Those People That Believes You Should Start Writing Before You Think You're Ready.

Chronology, So The Saying Goes, Is The Last Refuge Of The Feeble-minded And The Only Resort For Historians.

To My Three Sons, Peter, Scott, And Alexander Who Pulled Me From The 18th Century And Back Into The Present On A Regular Basis And Therefore Made Me A Better Person, Thank You. And To My Wife, Who Sits At The Table There. Who Is Right About Almost Everything.

Even In The Best Of Lives, Mistakes Are Made.

Grand Visions, Even Those As Prescient As Washington's, Must Nevertheless Negotiate The Damnable Particularities That History In The Short Run Tosses Up Before History In The Long Run Arrives To Validate The Vision.