which is why peoplesoft so often ask themselves in boardrooms, in classrooms, congresses, chat in backometimes even hallways of churches, mosques, synagogues, what would lincoln do? one of the things he did was write thoughtful, eloquent speeches which to this day beckon us word upon word, sentence upon sentence, to contemplate our actions, our responsibilities, to better userstand what has befallen and what lessons -- blessings have been bestowed upon us as a nation and world. giovanni pointed out, our nation forgets the amber waves of grain were not there because the natives -- i'm sorry, were there because the natives had managed, not ravaged the land. there was no dust bowl, no out-of-control wildfires, no dead fish floating in polluted waters. the shame of destroying those people is ours to bear. gray alsosor robert pointed this out as he wrote about a cause which concerned him, the care and protection of our planet. "valediction to earth on the occasion of the he pens aing" futuristic and fatalistic warning. today is the day we hoped would never come. yet the time is here. now we must le