UN General Assembly
1952

82. Note should be taken of a new tendency which appears to be developing in some quarters to justify, if not to legitimize, the colonial system. Whatever the arguments along those lines, one thing is certain: in this respect theory is quite out of touch with practice. Peoples no longer agree to have their hands tied; they yearn for full freedom. Despite the mirage of rapid advancement which is proffered them, they mean this advancement to be the result of their own efforts.