But even by his standards, this declaration seemed ominously mild.
A United Nations diplomat familiar with Iraq's submission said "our preliminary assessment" is that much of the declaration "seems to be recycled".
Also, to many, the declaration seemed academic.
To many, the declaration seemed academic.
More often than not, however, the declaration seemed that of a lover spurned by a public and self-serving politicians they believe are besotted with antigovernment language.
The Universal Declaration seems to proceed on exactly this assumption (see Morsink 2009).
In this comprehensive study, richly documented by diplomatic correspondence, Jonathan Schneer concludes that the famous declaration seems to have just missed the sidetrack of history: in contrast to a common myth, Britain's support for Zionism was not the result of an inevitable process.
"Graeme Smith's declaration seems a good one given the weather forecast," says Tim Sanders.
If such a declaration seems arrogant, perhaps it is because the haughtiness has not yet been fully earned.
If the Cornwall Declaration seems like a tough read, you can get what you need from the organization's DVD series: "Resisting the Green Dragon: A Biblical Response to one of the Greatest Deceptions of our Day".
