UN General Assembly
1963

64. I am of course aware that a few Members disagree categorically with this peace-keeping concept of the United Nations and that they argue that most of the peace-keeping operations of the past have been illegal. They would have us believe that the most stirring and compelling phrases of the Preamble to the Charter are hollow, that the first Purpose enunciated in Article 1 has no practical application. There are other Members who are doubtful or indifferent or cynical regarding this aspect of our work. Both categories reflect attitudes which have forced the Organization to improvise in carrying out tasks which have been imposed on it by the decisions of the Assembly or the Security Council. Those who are responsible for the necessity of such "crash" action are often the first to criticize the United Nations when the results are disorderly, delayed or inadequate.