UN General Assembly
1960

127. This leads me to the second of the dangers which I have mentioned, and which I am sure is apparent to all our friends sitting here for the first time. How well we all know that independence is not only a culmination of ardent dreams and aspirations. It is not only a victory after a long and heartbreaking struggle. It is all that, but it is also an overwhelming challenge. There are now innumerable problems and dangers to be faced. 128. We, the new countries, have gained our independence in an era of man's greatest achievements. In parts of the world the standard of living and development have reached fantastic heights. We should not be told to go slow in our development; we should not toe told that the advances of the developed countries have taken generations and centuries to attain. We cannot wait. We must develop quickly. As a friend from Kenya who visited Israel said; "Must I walk in an age of jet planes just because those that now have jets were walking generations ago? "