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Thanks for your reply. I agree, it's super hard to regain respect.

Nope...Three examples come to mind.
Herman Caine
Rick Perry
Ted Cruz.

They quit.

I'm from Texas (sadly so is Perry and Cruz, they should know better)
In Texas it's remember the alamo
Never Quit.
A Free man can NOT be made into a slave.
He can only be killed.

I agree with 99.99% of what all three of those guys say that they believe
but they set them selves up to BE somone.
Then they quit.
That lost my respect
How can you trust a quitter?