UN General Assembly
1953

35. Mr. Dulles eloquently told us the other day [434th meeting]: “The American people, like many others, hold to the belief which our founders expressed in the Declaration of Independence, that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Also, we believe, as Abraham Lincoln put it, that there is ‘something in that Declaration giving liberty not alone to the people of this country but hope to the world for all future time’.” 36. We take heart when we hear this clear statement uttered in this Assembly by the representative of a great nation. We take it to mean what it says, that the Government of the United States, true to its traditions, will make every effort to ensure that these worthy ideals are carried out and that it will render its general support to the cause of freedom all over the world, including, of course, Morocco and Tunisia.