UN General Assembly
1947

An international situation causing friction will not remain constant. The friction will increase if nothing is done and the international dispute remains unsettled. The futility of it all is so apparent. Sometimes after weeks or months of labour, a clear majority having expressed its view in favour of an attempt to conciliate, the veto is exercised in the Security Council against the will of the majority, thereby simply prolonging the uncertainty, increasing the confusion, continuing the dislocation, and adding to the friction.