I heard there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

More than two decades later, it is hard to imagine the Revolutionary War coming out any other way.

I think, to a certain extent the economy and these decisions I made to protect the country matter a lot.

I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at.

I mean, these good folks are revolutionizing how businesses conduct their business. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. And so, I hope investors, you know - secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time - that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics.

I worry about protectionists, which is another way of saying less competition, less trade around the world. And I view those as twins of negativity.