David Friedberg

And I just want to say that because I've observed it and they still came out with this piece, which was so shocking to me, given what you did.

And I just want to say that because I've observed it and they still came out with this piece, which was so shocking to me, given what you did.

Maybe walk us through what you actually did do.

Maybe walk us through what you actually did do.

Why you didn't do the blind trust and help us get the context there.

Why you didn't do the blind trust and help us get the context there.

There are two quotes from Thomas Jefferson I'll just read because I think it's actually very important.

There are two quotes from Thomas Jefferson I'll just read because I think it's actually very important.

He said in a letter in 1788, I apprehend that the total abandonment of the principle of rotation in the elected offices will end in abuse.

He said in a letter in 1788, I apprehend that the total abandonment of the principle of rotation in the elected offices will end in abuse.

And then he also later said in 1809, nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, which is what he was into.

And then he also later said in 1809, nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, which is what he was into.

by rendering them my supreme delight.

by rendering them my supreme delight.

But the enormities of the times in which I have lived have forced me to take a part in resisting them and to commit myself on the boisterous ocean of political passions."

But the enormities of the times in which I have lived have forced me to take a part in resisting them and to commit myself on the boisterous ocean of political passions."

The founding fathers, to your point, J. Cal and Chamath, were vehemently committed to the United States being a free market, being a place where people could pursue with absolute liberty their interests in business, in science, in life.

The founding fathers, to your point, J. Cal and Chamath, were vehemently committed to the United States being a free market, being a place where people could pursue with absolute liberty their interests in business, in science, in life.

And the action of political office, of getting elected to a political office, was out of a requirement to serve, out of civil service, service to this country, service to the nation, and service to the enablement of the freedoms that allow us to do the things that we choose and want to do.

And the action of political office, of getting elected to a political office, was out of a requirement to serve, out of civil service, service to this country, service to the nation, and service to the enablement of the freedoms that allow us to do the things that we choose and want to do.