UN General Assembly
1956

44. Having said this, I hasten to add that I am fully aware of the fact that order, be it of an international or national character, is incomplete and not acceptable if based exclusively on formal legal obligations. It is of equal importance that it be based on justice. And this is the crux of the matter. This is the real test to which the United Nations must be put before we can determine its role as a peace-making organ. Peace may be attainable if we are willing to pay the price for it. We do not know whether justice is attainable if this price is paid. We do not know whether the United Nations has the power to secure justice. These are fundamental questions, and upon the answers to them rests the future of this Organization. 45. Let me now turn to the Middle East situation and discuss these questions in the light of the events which have occurred there.