UN General Assembly
1970

59. And yet, if there were no United Nations, we would immediately have to create some other international organization. While much criticism, I would go so far as to say, deserved criticism may be leveled against the United Nations, no one would think seriously of destroying it. Such criticism, after all, is no more than criticism of the States themselves, of the Members of the Organization, and reflects the ups and downs of the international community. Successes and failures in the United Nations increase the assets and liabilities of the Members, and criticism of the United Nations is to some extent criticism of the Member States, and hence to some extent self-criticism. When we ask something of the United Nations, we must stop to ponder on what we ourselves are prepared to give in order that our requests may be met.