And here, again, it was the conservative movement that kept it alive. I wouldn t ever want to be dictator because that would require an ability and a burden that I think no man should have. If, however, I had the opportunity powerfully to influence policy, I would most like to restore in America the idea that we should take commitment seriously. I think that is the single greatest difficulty that we have as we begin the 21st century. And we can start with marriage.
Marriage is our single greatest institution, yet it has almost totally disintegrated.
And this disintegration is the single greatest reason we have poverty. It is the reason we have so many of the drug problems we have and the reason so many kids have emotional problems. You can go from there to the commitment that workers give to their employers and that employers give back. I have some fine young people working for me, but the general level of commitment today versus a few years ago is the difference between night and day. Loyalty almost is a forgotten commodity.