A matter of degree

The difference between a mere misfortune and an actual calamity, according to Benjamin Disraeli:

In a suggested update to this Vent, a reader, in addition to pointing out that the first WTC attack should have been included among the "terrorist attacks," recommended I include also the construction of the United Nations facilities in New York.

I demur — at the time, it didn't seem so — but if the UN (the organization, not necessarily the buildings) should ever collapse, I plan to list it as a "public service."