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1960-09-24
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1960-09-24
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  1. “They lost nearly 8 per cent of the adult population, over half a million human lives, approximately as many as did the United States with a population seventeen times as great as that of Hungary. In their own country our people have already wiped out the imperialistic rule of monopoly capital, the source of war. In our country there Is no one profiting by armaments and speculating on war. Inciting hatred among peoples and warmongering is prohibited by law. Our people have every reason to hate war and imperialism. They want to live in peace with other peoples. They want to work and enjoy the more and more abundant harvest of their work in peace in the future as well. 23. It is also the view of the Hungarian people that mankind now has but two alternatives.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  2. “Not to mention now the immense sufferings and sacrifices of other peoples, is it so long ago indeed that French, British and American soldiers were killed in large numbers in the murderous war of German imperialism? No, this was not so long ago. The widows, orphans, the invalids are still alive, and peoples, including the Hungarian people, have not forgotten. On the contrary, they demand a decisive curb on revived German imperialism, the liquidation of the remnants of war, the conclusion of a peace treaty with the existing two German States. 22. The Hungarian people witnessed how their total national income of five years, all the results of five years work of the entire nation, burnt to ashes in the Second World War.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  3. “One of the greatest dangers to the peace of the peoples is presented by aggressive German militarism, revived and increased in strength with the money, weapons, political and administrative support of the NATO powers. 21. Revanchist declarations are an every-day occurrence in West Germany. The memorandum of West German generals demanding atomic weapons stirred up even western public opinion. How is it possible that leaders of nations could so soon forget the sacrifices, the lessons of history, the solemn declarations by which they swore the destruction of German imperialism, and the international treaties concluded to that end?”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  4. “True, in his statement Admiral Dennison called this a pure coincidence, but we wonder whether there is a single man in the world who believes this. This demonstration was obviously designed to be a show of strength, but in this respect It was a waste of expenditure and a futile effort, because the other party cannot be frightened. And those who can show the peoples nothing else than military exercise do not give evidence of their strength but reveal their complete lack of good will and their political weakness. 20. The most urgent task of the United Nations in the defence of peace, a task which cannot be further delayed, is to condemn most resolutely the sword-rattling, the cold-war manoeuvres and aggression against the sovereignty of States.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  5. “In words almost everyone stands for peace, but deeds speak more clearly than words. Everyone knows that while the Soviet Union and the other socialist countries have, in recent years considerably reduced their armed forces, the responsible leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Powers come up with slogans of peace only with a view to covering up the arms race conducted by them. It Is instructive for the peoples that, while the Governments of the Soviet Union and of the other socialist countries prepared for 20 September 1960, the opening date of the General Assembly of the United Nations, with new proposals on disarmament and other constructive proposals, the leaders of NATO scheduled for the same day their military exercises called by themselves the biggest ever.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  6. “Consequently, a responsible leader, when addressing his own people or the United Nations, cannot evade the great issues of peace. Upon Initiative of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, the untiring defender of peace, a great number of heads of States, prime ministers and other statesmen vested with considerable powers are taking part in the present work of the General Assembly. People all over the world expect them to say frankly whether or not they are in favour of disarmament. I repeat: they must answer this one question and nothing else: Do they want disarmament or not? And if they say "yes", people everywhere expect the leaders also to act in that spirit. Unfortunately, this question sometimes fails to receive a clear and unequivocal answer, but even more often words and deeds do not coincide. 19.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  7. “In this situation the peoples first of all expect the United Nations to do all in its power to promote disarmament. The representatives of the big Powers are probably more familiar than I am with the extent of the present-day arms race, and with the fact that great quantities of the terrible weapons of mass destruction are already piled up. The great danger inherent in the present day situation is, however, known to us all. Public opinion is pressing for agreement on disarmament. We know that the realization of general and complete disarmament calls for further persistent efforts by the peoples and for sober attitude by all responsible Governments. 18. World public opinion demands from the leaders of nations even greater responsibility in the present situation.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  8. “As equal Members of the United Nations, the representatives of countries which through long generations had been excluded even from shaping their own fate may, by their admission, make their opinions heard on the great issues of international life. The Government and the people of the Hungarian People's Republic warmly welcome the peoples of the countries newly admitted to the United Nations, and wish them many successes in their independent development. 16. The Hungarian delegation wishes the General Assembly and Its elected officers success in their work. 17. In our world, armed and fraught, as it is, with conflicts, the question of the maintenance of peace is the one that keeps public opinion in all countries active to the highest degree.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)

  9. “It is beyond doubt that the present fifteenth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations is one of the greatest importance since its inception and may well become one of historical significance. This follows from the international situation itself and from the fact that two questions of paramount importance in the present-day life of mankind, general and complete disarmament and the complete liquidation of the colonial system, are on the agenda. 15. It is an important fact that the leaders of many countries of the globe, intent on discussions and negotiations, have assembled for the first time in such a large number in one place. It is of no less importance that together with the newly admitted countries the United Nations has now representatives from ninety-eight countries participating in its discussions.”

    1960-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 15 (1960)