He said many important things that are still resonant today. That's what a lot of people responded to. What he had to say in 1945 is still very pertinent. We found no lack of people who were influenced by Norman.

I fell in love with the whole atmosphere. It was like joining the circus and not having to leave home.

We didn't know which way it would go, so it was a happy surprise. This is just a wonderful acknowledgment that you must be doing something right. We all get validated in different ways. This is, in our industry, the ultimate validation.

Even though spreads widened today, there appears to be some relief among market participants that there is apparently not going to be a battle for control of Wendy's.

His persona was what people responded to with shock,

Today there is a tremendous amount of both relief and hope. Relief that an indicted war criminal accused of having wrought great suffering throughout West Africa is finally where he belongs, and hope because justice for the victims of these crimes is now in reach.