UN General Assembly
1959

83. The fourteen years following the establishment of this great Organization have provided the family of nations with the most effective forum for their meetings, consultations and discussions. Thus in this Assembly the idea of coming together developed side by side with the ever-growing understanding of the purposes of the United Nations Charter. The tasks of the United Nations are great, but the greatest is its task to lay the foundations of an everlasting peace for the succeeding generations and the days to come, and thus record in the annals of history the real meaning of human progress. 84. If civilization is truly to advance in our present age, it should not only manifest itself in remarkable inventions and conquests, but should capture the soul and mind of man. Present-day achievements cannot hope to surpass the old legacy if material standards supersede spiritual values, if considerations of profit and gain overshadow humanitarian principles, and if force and the threat of force continue to challenge the power of right and justice.