Admiral,

If verbiage be the food of learning, speak on. Give me excess of it! With apologies to William Shakespeare…

I shall respond to your issues above presently. For the moment, let me say that the fact you and I disagree on some of the issues is only to be expected. We are different people with different visions of the here and now, and of the future – based upon different histories and cultures. What I find pleasing is that you do so without animosity or rancor.

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Eudaimonia