UN General Assembly
1966

78. Nevertheless, the most recent movements — true blind forces of nature which have found their most vivid and desperate expression in the terrorism which has flared in some capitals, in the brigandage which has swept through rural areas, in the guerilla activity in some countries, and in the spirit of revolt which underlay some of our attempts at revolution — are beginning to give way to new concepts that are far from clearly defined. 79. A new Latin American trend has begun to make headway during this decade. It takes different forms in different regions, but its essence remains very much the same. Its characteristics are realism, a revolutionary policy, clear thinking, and a serious, responsible constructive attitude. It is attempting to make a clean break with confusion, the superficiality and imitativeness of past programmes, and unreliable and half-hearted efforts.