UN General Assembly
1972

22. I have reserved the last part of my statement for my comments on that scourge which has considerably worsened in recent times, and I refer to international terrorism. This terrorism, which with painful frequency makes victims of the innocent and is characterized by cruelty and absolute contempt for legal rules established to maintain harmony and for the common good, creates a general climate of insecurity and collective fear, breaking down faith in the effectiveness of law and order, and may even lead to a crisis in the rule of law.