Enrollment increase is clearly regionalized, clearly it is lumpy, it is uneven from place to place, ... And that makes it even more peculiar that we would think of the federal government getting deeply involved.

It might build hostility and anger among groups, too. It has just as much of a chance of doing that.

diagnosed a false problem.

That means this is all part of a reparations mentality, that we owe something special [to African Americans] because of slavery, segregation, whatever. I understand that mentality, but I don't accept it.

We clearly do have, I think, an obligation. Not because of something we did in the past, but because of who we are today and who we want to be in the future -- to see to it that ... the people of Zaire have a chance for a decent future.

In January, I did try to drop a hint that that the business would be lumpy.