He took me on somewhat of a roller coaster of cynicism and optimism. When he described the country that America was meant to be, as the framers of the constitution intended, I was surprised at how powerless and small the federal government was supposed to be. I knew we had stomped all over the constitution, but I didn't realize how we turned 180 degrees in the complete opposite direction. That part left me feeling that even if we had a country to start from scratch, there would be nothing we could do to prevent what ended up happening to America. Maybe their only mistake was allowing amendments to be made. :-\ (Besides the bill of rights of course)On the other hand, he ended Part 1 with a very hopeful outlook for the future, citing the quickly growing number of allies to the liberty movement, and that was before the recent surge in our numbers brought by the Ron Paul r3volution! As Dr. Paul says, "nothing can stop an idea whose time has come", and I think the ideas presented by Rockwell in this book are the ideas whose time is here. Now that the box is open, there's no turning back. :)