When man lives under government he is fallen his worth is gone and his nature tarnished.
Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others but keep after them until they're fair with you.
It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.
