UN General Assembly
1960

73. The presence among us of many of the world’s great leaders has given a new dimension to the deliberations of the General Assembly. Despite some discouraging evidence to the contrary, we remain hopeful that they will apply their personal prestige and broad experience of statesmanship to bring about a heightened sense of sobriety and responsibility in the deliberations of this developing parliament of man and federation of the world. 74. We live in an age of revolutionary change in science and technology and in the social and economic life of nations. We live in a world which is seeking mightily to transcend itself. Such a situation, while productive of hope, is nevertheless fraught with grave dangers which we need to muster quickly if we are to survive and realize our larger goals.