Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place.

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything.

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.