“We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts to...” — Ban Ki-moon Quote

“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.”

“From the beginning of my time as Secretary-General, I have sought to advance a practical, action-oriented vision of the U.N. as the voice of the voiceless and the defender of the defenceless.”

“Cities can be the engine of social equity and economic opportunity. They can help us reduce our carbon footprint and protect the global environment. That is why it is so important that we work together to build the capacity of mayors and all those concerned in planning and running sustainable cities.”

“Colombia has been the leading western recipient of U.S. arms and training as violence has grown through the '90s.”

“The right to keep and bear arms is a God-given right protected by the Constitution.”

“He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.”