UN General Assembly
1952

78. The freedom of thought to which we are attached should lead us to mutual tolerance and a respect of the opinion of others. I am well aware that on this point in particular the representatives of the Soviet world face an additional difficulty. As representatives of our respective countries, we are all obliged to follow the instructions of our governments. Nevertheless, within the framework of these instructions, we all retain our freedom of thought, action and reaction. But Soviet Union representatives, I fear, do not possess this liberty, even to a relative extent. If we sometimes feel that they are so far apart from us, it is not their fault. They are obliged to maintain severe and rigid self-discipline and to eschew reactions contrary not only to the instructions they receive, but also to the imperative mandate of the communist Bible — that is, the concepts of Marx, Lenin and Generalissimo Stalin. This attitude leads to the suppression of the human factor, which, in all negotiations, facilitates the bridging of conflicting theses. This attitude constitutes an additional obstacle in the path of mutual understanding.