Civility, the hallmark of decency in human relations
rests on its pillars of courtesy, respect, and dignity
expressions of which are also the framework of
diplomacy. These, extended as social, political terms
of reference between people of varying backgrounds
holding in common the values of human relations
form the scaffold upon which nations build trust and
friendship in recognition that as no man is an island
nor is any nation without need of other nations' approval
and support at times of great upheaval in an increasingly
polarized and uncertain world. That when one head of
state travels to another in a ritual of partnership within
the global community, all due formalities of courtesy
be extended. To withhold that recognition of mutual
trust and awareness reveals a shameful lapse in a host's
understanding of the function of collegiality to achieve
a balance between each nation's needs and expectations
of the other. Such a failure represents a grave and utterly
unforgivable lapse in harmonious overtures of empathy.
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