Just received this via email from Gary Hart:

It has been one of the truly great blessings of my life to have had the finest people one can imagine as friends and supporters in many public causes. I don't know of any candidate for any public office who has enjoyed such support from so many dedicated and talented friends. And our recent exploration of a national campaign was certainly no exception.

Although I will not be an active candidate for the presidency, I want each and every one of you to know that I will never forget your commitment to the cause of rescuing American politics and government from the corrupting influence of special interest money and the access and influence it purchases.

And I hope all of you will continue to oppose an economics of class and wealth, a global policy of unilateralism, and a military policy of preemption.

I will never be able to thank you enough for the many hours and the many small contributions that made this effort so worthwhile for me...and I hope to a degree also for you. I urge you to continue to follow the path of reform of politics and policy and the restoration of the values of the republic.

In the coming days I will be returning the many contributions that were made to this website and to our effort. I know that many of you have many charities you are supporting. If you choose to do so, you might consider sending all or part of your original contribution to me to one of the several very worthy efforts I support...such as Share Our Strength, Operation USA, or Global Green.

For myself, I intend to keep fighting. Through writing, speaking, and teaching, I hope to continue to make an effort to elevate public discourse and dialogue and to change the direction of our nation. I urge you as strongly as I can to do so also. Never give up.

In the words of the immortal Yeats, I close: "Think where man's glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends." I thank you all.

We thank him too, for sharing his wisdom, insights and ideas and for giving us a clearer vision of where our country should be headed. We will keep up the good fight and stay involved. Anyone but Bush and Ashcroft in 2004.