Benötigen / Require Daher / Hence Endlos / Endless Geschichte / History Gleichermaßen / Equally Häufig / Frequently Kollektiv / Collective Passen / Suit Vergangenheit / Past Vorhanden / Present Wahrnehmungen / Perceptions
Every president, as he nears the end of his final term in office, thinks about his place in history.
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the world changes.
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
I felt the most effective way to change people's perception was through the power of images.
I think it eminently proper that a president should retire from active politics, and equally proper that he should be able to live in quiet independence.
Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters.
History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.
