We thank all the benefactors and all others who have helped us bear all these sufferings.

Angel investors, friends, and family will boldly go where banks may fear to tread.

Contemporaneous writers describe John as a man of wit, very keen on concentrating power on himself, but at the same time with a benevolent and kind personality.

I wish I had more faith in the system, but the problem is not a lack of good people, good investors, or good entrepreneurs.