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  1. “But in a capitalist economy such as ours, based on profit making and not on social needs, an economy that we have no real wish to see changed, the more riches accumulated the more necessary it becomes to make the machinery for their distribution more efficient and flexible. 27. If a capitalist economy is to be sound, it must have constant means of expansion, and this can best be ensured by the easy circulation of wealth; there must be ready access to it through a high degree of purchasing power, an extension of credit, an investment policy leading to more employment, and lastly, international trade free from any restrictions based on the rigid economic nationalism which has done so much harm in the past. 28. However, we must recognize that everything has been done to create wealth.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  2. “We are so disturbed by the clash of arms and the nuclear tests which poison the atmosphere that we do not stop to examine the significance of all these social upheavals revealing what some call "adjustment of ideals". There is no pure ideology at the present time. Let us admit that the. different systems borrow ideas from each other, and let us hope that from this interchange there may emerge one day a standard and vitalized specimen of a social and economic democracy which is thoroughly sound and healthy. 25. In the meantime, however, our great concern should be the problem of under-development, which carries with it ignorance, poverty and disease. 26. Hitherto the remedy of increased production has been the one stressed by well-intentioned people who would begin by creating wealth so that there is food and housing and comfort for all.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  3. “Like young saplings shooting proudly upwards, the new independent States are fostered with a care which is yet another indication of the changes wrought in the world today by the many opportunities which better international understanding can offer. The social conscience is making itself felt everywhere. 23. The richer countries are giving more thought than ever to the fate of the under-developed countries. We look forward to the day when a better distribution of this world’s goods will make charitable works unnecessary. That is the object of the many cultural, social, economic and humanitarian measures undertaken by the specialized agencies to improve the lot of man, whatever his race or creed, and to drive back ignorance, poverty and disease. Privileges and barriers are disappearing, and only an unfortunate few fail to realize it. 24.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  4. “And if certain other principles of primary importance demand that it be made conditional, the system still serves to safeguard the right to independence and to destroy the old false notion that certain countries are incapable of ever attaining self-government. 21. Thanks to the positive achievements of the United Nations, the recognition of new States is no longer postponed indefinitely as it used to be. 22. The hard way of independence has no longer to be learnt in isolation, under the scrutiny of those who dissociate themselves from the process and watch from a distance to see what experience will prove.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  5. “19. Let us not then give way to despair, for there is now in the world something different and new which does man credit, namely, the great advance made in international political thought. Thanks to all these changes, independence is no longer something to be brutally hatched, as in the last century or more than 150 years ago, by fire, sword and destruction. 20. The Trusteeship System, as established by the Charter, is a progressive method of achieving independence and self-government, by accelerating the political and social development of peoples that have not yet reached political maturity. It sets the seal on the right to independence.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  6. “It is a meeting-place of all political creeds, where men learn to accept contradiction and where they hold seemingly commonplace talks which have, however, often helped to remove foolish obstacles by giving us the opportunity to see each other in a more human light. 17. That is the significance of the talks between the great Powers responsible for the fate of our civilization, considered in conjunction with other equally important events which redound to the credit of the United Nations, such as the accession to independence of the new African States. 18. The close ties which bind my country to Africa compel me to express on behalf of the delegation of Haiti our tremendous satisfaction at seeing those States represented here in this Assembly, on the same footing and with the same rights as any other States Members of the United Nations.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  7. “The sociologists, who try to explain away everything to prove to us that spontaneous generation does not exist in their field, will tell us that what the uninitiated considers astonishing is only the result of more inter-dependence among men, the abolition of distances and the age-old need to group together which has its modern expression in words like "common market" or "continentalism" — soon, no doubt, to be replaced by "intercontinentalism". 16. The United Nations represents, I think, the great cross-roads to which all the magnificent efforts to unite men and nations converge.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  8. “The important meetings to which I refer are present proof that reason and wisdom can work a miracle, that men are not only capable of uniting for purposes of destruction but also for construction, the kind of construction which gives them stature in our eyes, because they are prepared to make mutual concessions to win the greatest battle of all — the battle for peace, and because the human spirit has for once achieved a rare victory of the mind over the emotions. 15.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  9. “The meetings which have made international history during recent weeks have given us new hope and strength to combat the surges of pessimism that nurture and intensify the anxiety which is so fatal to the cause of peace. 13. When our Charter, inspired by the abstract principles is of the rights of man, stipulates international co-operation and the development of friendly relations among nations, it implicitly condemns the armaments race, even in circumstances where man, to salve his conscience, tries to justify it by the old saw of preserving peace by the preparing for war. History is a sufficient reminder of how the empires of the Napoleons of every age came to an end. 14.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  10. “In the dark and gloomy picture I have just drawn, the clouds on the horizon seemed to many, until quite recently, to be the presage of further calamities on earth. But the recent talks between the great Powers at Geneva on the serious problem of disarmament, which we so anxiously followed, are the kind of initiative that soon leads to the much desired atmosphere of relaxation in international affairs. 11. Such efforts are an attempt to re-kindle the flame of hope which yesterday was dim and flickering, and to restore the spirit of understanding in those who once, having; fought side by side on all the battle-fields and knowing only too well the horrors of war, brought into being at San Francisco the Charter of the United Nations in which they all promised to prefer the pacific settlement of disputes to the use of armed force. 12.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  11. “Mutual distrust finally engenders fear, an emotion that is most difficult to restrain, for a man who is afraid is not absolutely sane and there is always a danger that he may commit acts of despair and madness. 9. The fact that humanity has twice been plunged into disaster in less than a generation reminds us that, if history repeats itself, it is chiefly because man refuses to change. If the light of reason does not prevail in time to make the nations understand each other a little better, we all know from recent experience what unfortunate and startling use may one day be made of this formidable arsenal of destruction that has been accumulated over the years at the cost of large sums which, otherwise invested might have served to promote the welfare of so many needy peoples. 10.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  12. “The true way to peace as defined by our Charter is not that of force based on conventional and nuclear weapons, because an armament policy, whatever its motives, embodies, if we analyse it thoroughly, something injurious — the element of premeditation which in criminal law is not easily excused by extenuating circumstances. Armaments arouse doubts and suspicion, and as force is answered with force it is enough for one country to begin arming for the contagion to spread among all the other countries that are in a position to arm. 8. That is, briefly, in my delegation’s view, the way international tension is created, maintained and developed, keeping on tenterhooks the political and military authorities in those countries which have plunged madly into the construction of the most monstrous arsenal of modern times.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  13. “The greatest honour of my public life now falls to me, namely that of speaking for my country as the head of the Haitian delegation to this fourteenth session of the great family of the United Nations. Any emotional note in my voice may be attributed either to the atmosphere and circumstances, which may make a speaker nervous on a "great day", or to a sense of personal inadequacy in speaking at this rostrum from which the greatest politicians of the world have addressed such distinguished audiences. 6. There may be times when it is fitting to practise the philosopher's policy of silence, but there are certainly other times when to refrain from expressing an opinion would be a kind of cowardice not in keeping with the moral responsibilities; we have undertaken in promising to "maintain international peace and security". 7.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  14. “His colleagues were therefore equally inspired by affection and admiration when they elected him to use his rich experience in presiding over and guiding this Assembly on which the anxious eyes of the world are fixed. And I feel sure that for him it is one of the greatest satisfactions of his public life. He will perform his duties with his customary dedication, in the knowledge that he is now serving a great cause, the cause of our civilization and of a world longing for true peace. My delegation congratulates him on the great honour done to him. 4. We regret his absence on account of ill-health during the last few days and beg you, Mr. President, to convey to him our sincere wishes for a speedy recovery. 5.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

  15. “1. My first words must be addressed to Mr. Belaúnde to congratulate him on behalf of the delegation of Haiti on the highly important and difficult position he is called upon to occupy as President of the General Assembly at this fourteenth session, the great session, as it may well be called on account of certain memorable events that will be recorded in its annals. 2. I understand from those who have already spoken here, and who have long enjoyed the privilege of his company, that Mr. Belaúnde was chosen to guide the work of this international assembly in recognition of his outstanding qualities as a diplomat, statesman and scholar, which have never ceased to impress them throughout his long and brilliant career. 3.”

    1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)