Tadatoshi Akiba
Tadatoshi Akiba
Tadatoshi Akibais a Japanese mathematician and politician and served as the mayor of the city of Hiroshima, Japan from 1999 to 2011...
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Our world is still darkened not only by the direct violence of civil wars, but also by innumerable other forms of violence.
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The Japanese constitution, which embodies this axiom forever as the sovereign will of a nation, should be a guiding light for the world in the 21st century.
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That is the surest way to bridge a rainbow to the 22nd century.
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This Aug. 6 ... is a time of inheritance, of awakening, and of commitment, in which we inherit the commitment of the bomb victims to the abolition of nuclear weapons and realization of genuine world peace,
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It is also a time of inheritance, of awakening, and of commitment, in which we inherit the commitment of the A-bomb survivors to the abolition of nuclear weapons and realization of genuine world peace, awaken to our individual responsibilities, and recommit ourselves to take action.
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Passing on to younger generations the memories and the will of those who suffered the bombing is the most important step for humankind to survive in the 21st century,
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No one else should ever suffer as we did,
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In some ways more painful is the fact that their experience appears to be fading from the collective memory of humankind. Having never experienced an atomic bombing, the vast majority around the world can only vaguely imagine such horror, and these days, John Hersey's Hiroshima and Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth are all but forgotten. As predicted by the saying, 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,' the probability that nuclear weapons will be used and the danger of nuclear war are increasing.
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We cannot and must not allow ourselves to have the message of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fade completely from our minds, and we cannot allow our vision or ideals to fade, either. For if we do, we have but one course left for us. And that flash of light will not only rob us of our vision, but it will rob us of our lives, our progeny, and our very existence.