UN General Assembly
1967

90. It is not surprising, therefore, to find both protagonists in these conflicts adopting an identical stand, with regard to the problems common to them. Together, they make a great show of procedures superficially attractive, the better to disguise the substance of problems which disturb public opinion and frustrate the Organization. These procedures, call them negotiations, mediations, non-military solutions, what you will, are designed to create the impression that there is agreement on the essential issues. To put forward fancy agreements, in the one case, or high-sounding treaties, in the other, is tantamount to regarding the problems as settled. The will to negotiate cannot possibly precede, let alone replace, the will to face the real problems, in their true nature and proportions, with political courage and intellectual probity. Thus, and only thus, can headway be made towards satisfactory solutions.