On Thu, 20 Nov 1997 bglassco@email.es.cc.va.us wrote:
> The greatest rule of diplomacy, however, is that you must keep the demands
> you make commensurate with the number of cards you hold. Threats and
> insults are the privilege of the strong. For the weak, the weapons of
> choice are politeness, subtlety, and conspiracy.
The big question: Is the Fence group really as weak as you portray
them? Rumor mill has it . . . .
(No relation to the Fence group, Sir Codric, George, etc., etc., etc.
Never met them, never worked with them, never exchanged diplomatic
messages with them.)
--Cendage
Eridanus