UN General Assembly
1959

33. Social evils cannot be cured by the development of a philanthropy which only encourages indigence and impoverishes the individual, sometimes permanently. They can be only cured by putting man in accordance with his sense of dignity, now so much discussed, in a position where he can develop his own natural resources. The motives for helping him effectively do not spring from considerations of humanity or altruism, but from a true understanding of everyone's immediate or long-term interests, as made evident to us by the interdependence of economic facts. 34. The fact that only twenty-two out of a community of eighty-two Members can pride themselves on not being a prey to economic anxiety is irrefutable proof that under-development is not a subjective condition, existing in a given country or race, but rather an almost universal one. This does not mean that another type of economy should be sought; it means that our economy is sick and must be cured as soon as possible.