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TRUJILLO

lines on the record: 205
first: 1952-09-24
most recent: 1957-09-24
sittings or episodes: 6
sources: un-general-debate

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“This general debate, moreover, is some remedy for our need to make a constant revision in the programme we imposed upon ourselves at San Francisco, when, desperate with grief after unspeakable tragedy, we went so far as to sacrifice our equality by accepting the veto. This survey allows us to measure the progress we are making along the difficult path of interdependence which has replaced the anarchical freedom of States. 4.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“That is the salient and attractive feature of this world parliament which was born with the League of Nations at Geneva and which, with the United Nations, is slowly growing in prestige, so much so that statesmen keep back their governments’ most important declarations and most decisive and far-reaching statements until they can announce them from this rostrum and so speak to all five continents. 3. If the General Assembly did nothing more than bring together many countries to hear and listen to each other, that in itself would be a magnificent achievement, for in this way the ground is broken for the sowing of the seeds of tolerance and respect for different forms of civilization, and these seeds may bring forth much sweeter fruit than is yielded by the cold, hard ground of purely diplomatic relations.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“Those who speak for the medium or small countries have virtually no pedestal and are hardly seen or heard, Nevertheless, this rostrum has the virtue, whatever the State represented, of amplifying the vibrations of the words spoken from it so that they spread to the farthest horizons; when speaking from this place, we all feel ourselves to be equal, and through this wonderful achievement of the spirit we can cherish the hope that one day, although there is as yet no positive sign of it, the States will represent, not arbitrary desires and forces unchecked by reason, but legal institutions which surrender part of their sovereignty for the sake of order and security.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“From this high rostrum speak the great and the small, those who have interests and positions which they are anxious to preserve or to expand both inside and outside their frontiers, and those of more modest station who have no ambition but to, live in freedom and dignity. The men who speak for their States; are not all of the same human stature: those who speak for a powerful country are mounted on a pedestal which multiplies their capacity and their influence a hundredfold: they are like giants.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The annual session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, convened in keeping with Article 20 of the Charter, satisfies the democratic aspirations of all its Members, and by providing an opportunity for a debate which acquaints the world with the problems on whose solution the maintenance of peace depends, it compels States to follow, or to give the semblance of following, a policy conforming to the purposes and principles on which our Organization is based. Opposition by some, defence by others, and criticism from many quarters, provide the necessary material for a thorough understanding of the present international situation. 2.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)