Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century. Progress in this vital area will help generate momentum to meet our goal of eliminating all weapons of mass destruction.
Interpretation
Chemical weapons are outdated and should not exist in today's world, as their elimination can lead to broader disarmament.
The quote by Ban Ki-Moon emphasizes the inappropriateness of chemical weapons in the modern era, suggesting that their existence is not congruent with the values and progress expected in the 21st century. He associates the elimination of such weapons with the larger goal of eradicating all weapons of mass destruction, highlighting the importance of global disarmament for humanity's safety and security.
In practice
In a speech about global security, one might say, 'As Ban Ki-Moon once remarked, chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century.'
Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and unwanted change in the world forever. This prospect should compel all of us to act to prevent such a catastrophe.
We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts to toys to tomatoes. There are international regulations for furniture. That means there are common standards for the global trade in armchairs but not the global trade in arms.
Weapons of mass destruction violate more than individual lives - they cross international borders and jeopardize all people. They also drain resources that could be used instead for medicines, schools and other life-saving supplies. We must come together with even greater determination to prevent a WMD nightmare.
Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum.
By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream and specialized schools, we can change attitudes and promote respect. By creating suitable jobs for adults with autism, we integrate them into society.
Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge.
It has long been known to me that certain objects want you as much as you want them. These are the ones that become important, the objects that you hold dear. The others fade from your life entirely. You wanted them, but they did not want you in return.
Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies, upped the stakes.
But I began then to think of time as having a shape, something you could see, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another.
What we do not make conscious emerges later as fate.
I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
The idea that God could only forgive our sins by having his son tortured to death as a scapegoat is surely, from an objective point of view, a deeply unpleasant idea. If God wanted to forgive us our sins, why didn't he just forgive them? Why did he have to have his son tortured?
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