The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child. Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The UN declared 1979 the Year of the Child, but the quote questions whether children will inherit the consequences of the arms race.
- In plain terms
- It asks if kids will inherit the arms race as their legacy.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider the long‑term impact of weapons on future generations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What responsibilities do we have to future children?
- How can societies break the cycle of militarism?
Another view
It assumes the arms race is inevitable without offering solutions.
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