I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat. I ve often said that if I hadn t known Barry Goldwater in 1964 and I had to depend on the press and the cartoons, I d have voted against the son of a bitch.
History has to judge every man who served.
I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won t lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.