It's a Norman Rockwell painting, an icon of deep tribal memory. We've also all heard a lot about how a leader gets all parties to come to the table. And about how important it is that everything ...

One person wrote: "It's fair enough sitting at a table on your own to enjoy the space and/or use the table - you can sit where you like, if it's available - but you can't expect no one else to sit ...

“All we need to do is to sit down on a round table and discuss these problems. “Even if you fight a war and win, you must sit down with the people you conquered.