UN General Assembly
1962

130. The theatre of the cold war is vast, and I , have been able to give only a few examples. In each trouble-spot — in the Middle East, in Cuba and in Hungary, as well as in the Congo, at Berlin and in the Far East — we are faced with de facto situations which most of us deplore. But these situations are now part of history and we must accept them, at least temporarily. It is the duty of our Assembly to give the most effective and practical expression to its ideals by patiently seeking middle-of-the-road solutions such as will, I repeat, enable all to keep their churches and worship their gods. It is true that there have been so many different commentaries on and interpretations of the idea of freedom that today it is very difficult to distinguish its true champions from those who are trying to stifle it. But freedom it is which should be sought by all peoples and particularly by the Africans, who have learnt from past and present experience acquired in their struggle for independence.