Otherwise, we lose sight of the danger posed by any power that would organize the world primarily for the purpose of greater control, exploitation and expansion".
In an episode this season crusaders in South Park lost sight of real danger when they focused on a trivial Janet Jackson-like flashing crisis.
In drawing a link between Middle East peace and terrorism Prince Saud seemed determined to keep up in public what had earlier been private warnings to Washington not to lose sight of the danger that violence ignited by the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict would spread far beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories.
It firmly believes that respecting Palestinians means to hold them responsible for their actions and consistently unmasks the tendency of the Arab world to accuse Israel of its own shortcomings and backwardness; and it never loses sight of the dangers in radical Islam, while seeking cooperation with moderate and progressive Arabs and Muslims.
England were also able to take the rare opportunity to rest captain Steven Gerrard, safe in the knowledge San Marino would never take advantage of his absence, and keep Ashley Cole out of sight and out of danger of getting the yellow card that would have meant him missing the hostility and fervour of Podgorica.
I broke ranks before they could shoot, diving into a stand of young pines to the right of the road, out of sight, though not out of danger.
His words were those of a man with a clear sight of the present dangers that threaten to corrupt its soul beyond hope of redemption.
At first sight, the danger of the same thing happening now looks slim.
But so much attention is focused on that question that we may be losing sight of an even greater danger: the possibility that powerful headwinds may prevent a strong recovery from any slowdown.
But let's hope that they don't play up our fears of these singular and awful events so much that we lose sight of where the real dangers lie.
In April, coastguards in Alaska used a cannon to sink the Ryou-Un Maru, a crewless and rusty fishing boat which had drifted within sight of Sitka and was in danger of impeding shipping lanes.
