UN General Assembly
1960

11. All these profound changes were the result of a hard and ceaseless struggle for national independence, though that struggle did not always assume the form of armed revolt, as in the case of Algeria. Imperialism, too, has deviated from the conventional methods of oppression and has modernized the instruments of tyranny; it continues none the less to use brute force, for example, in the Congo (Leopoldville), South Africa and, of course, Algeria, A year ago, speaking from this rostrum, we urged the Members of the United Nations to remember that a world divided cannot stand, and that a state of affairs can no longer be tolerated in which one half of the world lives in bondage and misery while the other half enjoys liberty and plenty. Our appeal, which merely voiced the feelings of the whole African continent, far from having received a favourable response from the colonial Powers, has been met with arrogance, stupidity, selfishness and incomprehension. The living forces of Africa in revolt against tyranny have come up against the strong defences of colonial oppression and exploitation.