To See Earth Fully We Already Need

The Rocks Have A History; Gray And Weatherworn, They Are Veterans Of Many Battles; They Have Most Of Them Marched In The Ranks Of Vast Stone Brigades During The Ice Age; They Have Been Torn From The Hills, Recruited From The Mountaintops, And Marshaled On The Plains And In The Valleys; And Now The Elemental War Is Over, There They Lie Waging A Gentle But Incessant Warfare With Time And Slowly, Oh, So Slowly, Yielding To Its Attacks!

The Five Original Nuclear Weapon States I Mentioned - U.s., Britain, France, China, And Russia - Under The Npt Have Committed To The Achievement Of The Elimination Of Their Nuclear Arsenals Through Good Faith Negotiations Of Nuclear Disarmament - That's Article Six Of The Treaty.

All Sounds Are Sharper In Winter; The Air Transmits Better. At Night I Hear More Distinctly The Steady Roar Of The North Mountain. In Summer It Is A Sort Of Complacent Purr, As The Breezes Stroke Down Its Sides; But In Winter Always The Same Low, Sullen Growl.

The Spirit Of Man Can Endure Only So Much And When It Is Broken Only A Miracle Can Mend It.

That Which Distinguishes This Day From All Others Is That Then Both Orators And Artillerymen Shoot Blank Cartridges.