UN General Assembly
1964

It must be remembered that it is the so-called small countries that have made the greatest contribution to all United Nations peace-keeping activities, from their physical contribution to the "blue-helmet" contingents to their active participation in every committee or working group that has been set up for that purpose. It must also be remembered that, for the small nations, peace has always been a unique blessing. Prior to the nuclear age, other more powerful nations could sail the stormy waters of war, with varying fortunes. For the small nations this choice never existed. For them, peace has always been not only a prerequisite for their physical survival but also the only condition on which their Governments could fulfil their purpose and their mission: to secure the happiness of their peoples.