UN General Assembly
1963

What we regret most in Viet-Nam is the denial of freedom of religion to the majority of the people by the government of the minority religion. I should like to appeal here to the Government of South Viet-Nam to show goodwill and tolerance towards its own people so that the country, which unfortunately is already torn by infernal political strife, may not be further divided by a denial of basic human rights to the majority of its people. We whole-heartedly echo the sentiments of President Kennedy who stated in his address to this Assembly: