UN General Assembly
1947

Canada also believed that in signing the Charter, together with all other Member States, it accepted an obligation to reconcile views and policies concerning national welfare with those concerning the needs of mankind as a whole. In the light of recent developments, it is perhaps not superfluous to reassert this obligation. It is a mandate to guide ourselves by the principle that in the long run each nation can benefit most from those measures which benefit all nations. It is a commitment constantly to scrutinize our domestic and foreign policies on the national level so that we may be certain of bringing them into harmony with the high purposes to which this Organization is dedicated.