We, the Leaders of the Group of Twenty, held an initial meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, amid serious challenges to the world economy and financial markets.Quite obviously this is a nod to another famous opening phrase: We the People This sets a high benchmark for the results that should be expected from the work agenda spelled out in the declaration.
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The opening sentence with "We the ..." of course also refers to the United Nations Charter "WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ..."
Right! Thanks for pointing this out! One might say that this raises the stakes even more.
On the other hand, one could argue that by saying "We the powers ..." they are deliberately adopting an intergovernmental perspective, keeping the other "we-s" - the people or the peoples - at a distance.
I agree.
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