UN General Assembly
1965

3. It is perhaps fitting that, so soon after our Organization has emerged from a crisis that almost threatened its existence, and at this time when we are all engaged in the search for a solid foundation on which to base its essential peace-keeping function, the Organization should turn for leadership and inspiration to a country that has a long-famed history in Jurisprudence and constitutional matters. We opine that, In your direction of the affairs of this Assembly, there will no doubt be manifested the tradition of legal rectitude and orderliness that has long characterized your great country, Italy; and we therefore embark on this twentieth session with great confidence.