UN General Assembly
1959

But it will never in fact feel small if it is a member of this spiritual community. It is the unity and effort of the Latin American States, for which the Foreign Minister of Argentina [797th meeting] pleaded so eloquently, that the world needs at this crucial time. The Foreign Minister of Colombia has rightly said, speaking of the Latin American countries: "The numerical, importance of these countries enables them to play a more significant part in major international decisions. We are the greatest combination of nations linked together by the ties of a common language, united by the same religious beliefs, and defending the same spiritual and political values. "The opportunities which language, geography and history have extended to the Latin American nations are exceptional factors making for the achievement of political unity on the international plane." [800th meeting, paras. 38 and 39.]