UN General Assembly
1963

99. From the beginning of our independence we have planned and worked to give economic content to our political freedom and to develop the vast potential of our country so that our people may lead a better life in larger social and economic freedom. The survival of democracy, which we regard as our sheet anchor, depends on the success of the tasks we have undertaken. Ours is a unique endeavour of democratic planning based on the will of the people. Its special significance lies in the fact that it affects the lives of one seventh of humanity. Today our whole way of life and our hopes for the future have been threatened.