"Every time Americans debate the problem of states' rights, the relationship of federal power to state power -- which we are indeed having a roiling debate again -- and every time we debate not only race relations, but the very idea of what it means to be an American, multi-racial,greatly diverse society, we are debating the direct legacies of the Civil War."

VOA: special.2011.04.09

The idea of a no-frills, environmentally-aware grave may,however, take time to catch on in Australia, where there is still a deep respect for tradition.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22