[quoting Someone Else] The American Constitution Is

Washington's Task Was To Transform The Improbable Into The Inevitable.

Because He Could Not Afford To Fail, He Could Not Afford To Trust.

I Would Say Readers Can Trust My Work More Than Anyone Else's.

I Deeply Regret Having Let Stand And Later Confirming The Assumption That I Went To Vietnam. For This And Any Other Distortions About My Personal Life, I Want To Apologize To My Family, Friends, Colleagues And Students. Beyond That Circle, However, I Shall Have No Further Comment.

And The Only Thing To Do With A Sin Is To Confess, Do Penance And Then, After Some Kind Of Decent Interval, Ask For Forgiveness.