UN General Assembly
1952

108. The first was the claim that France had, during its stewardship, introduced economic and social changes in Tunisia, as a result of which the people there were now better off than in the independent countries which have been critical of France. This may or may not be true, but it seems hardly relevant to the issue. Our general view is that good government is no substitute for self-government. And if it be true that the people of Tunisia have reached a stage of development which is ahead of that of some of the neighbouring countries, it seems to me all the more reason that they should be given a larger share of responsibility than they now have in governing the country.