Unfortunately trees can only stand mutely in the midst of the ravaged landscapes.

BBC: Why the West should put money in the trees

First, AIPAC's cowardly decision to abandon Weissman and Rosen and the willingness of the overwhelming majority of the organized Jewish community to mutely endorse the move exposes an unpleasant truth about the nature of the American Jewish community.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A cautionary tale

The final slow and stately journey was marked by tens of thousands of people who--again mutely--stood alongside the rails breathing the oxygen of history and recalling the colorful, tempestuous, significant and always fascinating history of a remarkable political soloist.

FORBES: Who Knew?