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1963-09-24

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1963-09-24

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1. “The terrible fear of nuclear warfare, which throughout the long years of the cold war has grown steadily more intense, is now so intolerable that it has at last begun to break down the stalemate of mutual lack of confidence. What only a short time ago appeared impossible has come to pass. The opposing Powers in the cold war have shown themselves able to agree on one of the thorniest issues that have divided them since 1945. The Moscow agreement on a partial test-ban treaty has created a feeling of such deep relief that it has renewed the hope of millions of people frustrated and disheartened by disarmament negotiations that hitherto have always ended in failure. 71. In his address to the Assembly last Friday [1209th meeting], President Kennedy of the United States said that an atmosphere of rising hope prevailed in the world.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

2. “Each of the struggles is an aspect of what President Sukarno, my President, has named the "Revolution of Mankind" —the confrontation of the new emerging forces and the old established order. The tragedy of our time has been that the two great Powers, possessing different social systems, have evaluated the Revolution of Mankind in different ways. And it is these conflicting interpretations that have caused the deep mistrust that has so often brought the world to the very brink of annihilation. 70. It is with a great sense of reprieve, then, that we are able to notice today the beginnings of a new sentiment guiding the two Powers. Mutual distrust seems to be giving way to a common interest in avoiding mutual destruction.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

3. “The struggle against exploitation of nation by nation has reached its final stages with the colonial peoples facing the desperate attempts of colonial Powers to translate imperialism and colonialism into neo-colonialism. The struggle against exploitation of man by man is the result of the age-old yearning of mankind for social justice and prosperity for all. And finally, there is the struggle for lasting peace, made crucial today by the threat of weapons of mass destruction produced by modern science and technology. 69. The three struggles are inextricably interwoven. Lasting peace cannot be guaranteed by disarmament alone for peace cannot endure without the universal practice of social justice, and neither peace nor social justice can be safeguarded without world-wide national independence.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

4. “Mr. President, I have already had an opportunity, a few days ago, to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the General Assembly. But with your permission, speaking now in the general debate, I would like once more to express our conviction that with your ability, experience and knowledge you will be able to guide our work in such a way as the General Assembly would expect of you. 68. Revolutionary changes and gains have marked the period between the birth of the United Nations and its eighteenth General Assembly. This transformation, which is the result as well as the source of changes in men's minds, has been characterized by three great struggles.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)