Well, I can't exactly argue with reality now, can I?

[He sighs deeply.]

It was pretty foolish of me to believe I even had the chance of winning to begin with. Considering the Doom rather stacked the odds against me. To evil ends shall all things turn that they begin well; and by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason, shall this come to pass. The Dispossessed shall they be for ever. It speaks pretty well for itself, doesn't it?