Less than a foot made the difference between a hero and a bum.

We shot ourselves in the foot with some opportunities more or less the whole game.

What do you want me to do? Let those sons of bitches stand up there and think on my time.

I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference.

Less government, less regulation, lower taxes.

That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your own manhood.