UN General Assembly
1947

When we see so many indications of an approaching depression abroad, we cannot help turning our eyes to the United States, not in a necessitous attitude nor trying to draw upon the good will of the American people, but with an encouraging belief in the wonderful changes that would be brought about in all the present International tensions, were the United States to give definite hope of aid to other continents in the investigation and solution of their problems. In other words, if the United States decided to assert its leadership now, as it did during the war years, accepting the unparalleled responsibilities of such a great world undertaking, we believe that we should then have the most fruitful cooperation between great and small nations in building a new world order, and that we have the best guide to action by the General Assembly in President Truman’s words at the opening of our session last year. President Truman said on that occasion: