UN General Assembly
1953

49. Germany’s immediate neighbours, who have suffered terribly and more than once at the hands of the German militarists, are particularly concerned in a peaceful and enduring settlement of the German question. The German people also suffered cruelly at the hands of those militarists, and they have learned the lesson of their own history, which is that militarism leads to aggression and war, and to national suicide. That is why the best elements of the German people reject this course, and strive to ensure peace for Germany, and to achieve a single, independent, democratic and peace-loving Germany.