Self-realization is the first step on the path to true humanity...
Admittedly, I just made that up, but I'm sure someone famous said something like that at some point or other.
Still, if he's got any self-doubts at all, should he really be making decisions that needlessly prolong one of the most damaging and energy-draining episodes in Wikipedia history, without the benefit of counsel from others?
Zeal in the defense of a dysfunctional system is no virtue.