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Public scrutiny of the doings of politicians has been going on at least from the time of Plutarch, the Greek essayist-biographer, who wrote some 1,900 years ago: "Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say and do in public, but there is busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other serious or sportive action...
...huge green waves, lashed by some abysmal fury, reared up and blotted the sky from view. They seemed about to crash into the quiet, pleasant room, threatening to shatter the fragile decor, engulf the politely conversing statesmen...
These waves of destiny (in oil on canvas by Painter Frederick Waugh) ornamented the delegates' bar in the U.N. General Assembly building and served as an inescapable reminder to statesmen who might forget over Scotch-&-soda that U.N. stands in the midst of apocalyptic forces. The picture of the waves was called The Roaring Forties...
Modern weapons (guided missiles with or without atomic warheads) have made the British Isles indefensible against a power holding the Continent. Looking far ahead, military men (who must visualize World War III even as statesmen struggle with the peace) realize that the U.S.British defense system must find other strategic strong points. In a stratospheric rocket war, the best offense may be a deep defense...
This diplomatic ace in the hole, together with Stalin's frank disclosure of the number of Soviet divisions in Eastern Europe and the more personal, friendly working relationship with other statesmen which Russian spokesmen are now creating, offers little encouragement to the protagonists of World War III. Russia, while as yet making no major concessions, is demonstrating an increasing willingness to "talk things over." And when nations are willing to discuss their problems and give ear to one another's grievances, the chances for successful agreement are incalculably multiplied...