And he spearheaded post-Watergate ethics reforms to address the abuses of power that brought down Nixon and corroded Americans’ faith in government.

“That corroded me over time, to the point that I thought, ‘Maybe this is it.”

Demi Moore, who brought substance to her acceptance speech by detailing how a producer’s assessment of her as a “popcorn actress” corroded her confidence, continued her message backstage with reporters.

“And that corroded me over time to the point where I thought a few years ago that maybe this was it,” Moore, 62, continued.

This area was a key opposition heartland during the Assad regime - heavy battles are etched onto schools and homes here, village after village corroded by tank rounds and machine gun fire.