Queerer than we can suppose comes from J.B.S. Haldane, the famous biologist, who said, Now, my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

And I'd like to thank you all.

China is much more than just a nation state, Buruma concludes. Taiwanese scholar Lee Hsiao feng has recently argued that the concept Chinese is a meaningless word that was fabricated to justify rule over minorities.

My title Queerer than we can suppose The strangeness of science.

China is often thought to be governed by the Han majority.

Imagining Recession

But it is a mistake to think that China s manufacturing will remain in the doldrums.

I should now like to summarize them.

As one can imagine, the results of this System I coup d etat are not pretty.

I should like to recall the major ones.

I would like to add a few additional comments.

I would like to make a few points in that regard.

Or so we thought.

In doing so, we think that we are upholding our values.

But it is wrong to think that massive accumulation of debt is a free lunch.

No parents could want this future for their children.

At first glance, Russia bears many of the hallmarks of a great power.

I would like to introduce the following revisions to the draft resolution.

I would add another, clearly essential point.

I just wish to address some of the points I have heard.

I should like to make a statement in my capacity as representative of Brazil.

Let me cite just one specific example.

Let me first deal briefly with the security challenge.

I wish to conclude my statement by expressing a regret.

I would like to make a few points.

It is a fantasy to believe that peace can be concluded without the radicals participation.

So the idea that what the world needs now is more fixed rules will not do.

It is a strain to think that governments have the same motivations as private citizens.

This will prove more difficult than it first sounds.

We thought that Europe believed in sharing its burdens equitably.

Being alive, we tend to think that life is easy to grasp.

I would like to share the voices of two groups of Australian young people.

I wish to thank the staff of the Commission for their excellent work.

Let me say a few words on some specific issues.

I would like to express my deep appreciation to all the sponsors.

Let me emphasize the responsibility of the international community as a whole.

Let me now say a word about settlement activity.

I would like to assure you of my delegation's full support.

I would point specifically to the statement of Japan.

I would like to make clear again a couple of points.

I would like to emphasize today what we have said in the past.

I would like to refer to two of those conditions.

I would like to enumerate the threats and challenges we are facing today.

I should like personally to express my gratitude for those efforts.

Allow me to make a few general remarks on this occasion.