this phrase, "albeit with a modest record of achievement." How many latrines have to be dug to produce a better than "modest record?" The point of the Peace Corps, as far as I can tell, was never to produce earth shattering achievements, rather to demonstrate to the disenfranchised and unempowered of the world that the USA cares about them and is willing to do something to ease their lot. I imagine that every one of the 200,000 volunteers caused 10 people that they met to conclude that, "You know, Americans are not so bad, in fact are good." So that's 2,000,000 less people out there who hate us. Carptrash (talk) 17:43, 23 February 2019 (EST)