UN General Assembly
2010

cases the hard way — that democracy cannot be created by diktat. Freedom cannot be commanded into existence. The new coalition Government, now five-months old, will restore Britain’s international reputation by pursuing a hard-headed foreign policy based on liberal values. The world has changed, but the values that should guide us have not. We have to renew our international institutions in line with the new realities of world power and influence, and fearlessly project the ideals of democracy, equality and freedom. Great things are demanded of us. Great things are necessary from us. It falls to our generation of leaders to meet these challenges together.