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Did you consider Adam Powell had a high degree of native intelligence, developed intellect?

Yes. Yes, I would say so. Yes.

Why in the world would he make --

-- I don't know --

-- especially the second mistake, the Bag Lady mistake?

I don't know why he made that error, except he became over- confident. That's the only way I could ever explain it. He was just over-confident.

Was it over-confidence or was it arrogance?

Well, there's a little bit of arrogance in over-confidence, right? They're almost the same thing.

Or, to be a little psychologic al about it, did he have a big of paranoia? .... I think I had turned the machine off before you started to answer that question, about whether or not there might be a little paranoia, in the sense of gra ndeur, in Adam Powell?

Oh, I think so, yes. But it wasn't unusual, you know, for someone in his position, I don't think. That wasn't unusual.

In other words, no more than would be normal for any leader who goes out to get the vote, and has to keep telling people how good he is?