The wording of the declaration mirrors wording in the 1992 "Statement by Atmospheric Scientists on Greenhouse Warming," which described the climate science findings as "highly uncertain" while also arguing an increase in carbon dioxide would have "beneficial effects on most crops".
"He had defined an ideal in the Declaration, using words to transform principle into policy, and he had lived with the reality of managing both a war and a fledgling government," Meacham writes.
He cited the Declaration's words about "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness": That statement also says that we are endowed by our Creator with the right to pursue happiness as we choose.
Here, in this region here, declarations, speeches, words, are worthless".
The declaration's wording on drugs was opaque, reflecting stalled negotiations.With no clear global lead, countries muddle along.
The EU's 15 existing members are still haggling over the declaration's wording; the row could still flare up at Gothenburg.
You cannot trust a piece of paper!" In that conversation at his farm, in the summer of 2004, Mr. Sharon cautioned, "Here, in this region here, declarations, speeches, words, are worthless". It was, he said, "an empire of lies". Yet even Mr. Reshef said Mr. Sharon would ultimately have been open to negotiating peace with the Palestinians, if they pulled themselves together.
When 13 heads of government met for the Global Tiger Initiative in St Petersburg in November 2010, the then Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, called for an end to the tiger trade, yet his delegates joined with those from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos to ensure that the meeting's final declaration was worded to allow their farms to continue trading.
There were no bold statements, no strong declarations, just words.
In the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the word "rodent" does not even appear.
