UN General Assembly
1959

134. My country understands this because within its borders there are certain practices which link us to the most highly developed civilizations. I refer to the juridical system, and understand the reference — namely, to the climate which is created where individual rights are respected, where courts operate independently and laws are obeyed even though we may not like them. 135. However, it cannot be expected that at a time like this, full of unrest for a variety of reasons, the masses will continue to respect and extol the juridical system if at the same time they do not find it effective in solving some of their most urgent needs as a society.