UN General Assembly
1954

105. In the near future, the world will find itself engaged in an era of international activity which may result in the consolidation of peace or the failure of the hopes dimly felt at the outset of this session. At this crucial moment of history all eyes are turned to our Organization, whose creation evoked a wave of enthusiasm which has spread throughout the world. It is incumbent upon us to prove ourselves equal to the immense task entrusted to us of not disappointing the burning faith in the hearts of millions of human beings. Imbued with a sense of the importance of our task, let us turn our faces resolutely toward the future where, even now, we can discern the glimmerings of a dawn of peace and prosperity for mankind.