UN General Assembly
1961

74. Those plain statements ought to suffice. But I must take them further. It is necessary to say that negotiations must not be looked upon as a means for one side to gain victory over the other. Treaties must be kept not only in the spirit but in letter. And when there is an aggression, collective action must be supported by all the rest against the one who breaks the peace. The organization of collective security puts upon each nation an obligation to exercise a high degree of restraint. At the best of times that would not be easy. I am bound to confess that today it Is not possible to bring about complete collective security, Why is it impossible for the United Nations to keep the peace today?