UN General Assembly
1957

20. This Organization, praised by some and reviled and opposed by others, has been doing all that is humanly possible to avoid war, to maintain and strengthen peace, and to enable men and women throughout the world to enjoy a dignified, healthy, pleasant and hopeful life, free from fear, humiliation and suffering. Like any other human enterprise, the United Nations is imperfect and liable to error and is moving forward only very slowly towards the attainment of its purposes; yet, despite all this, no one can deny that the annals of the Organization contain glowing pages of lasting value, which I shall not speak of now as I do not wish to make a very long statement.