The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things...
You do have to change things as warfare changes.
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.