UN General Assembly
1962

85. I find this a subtle, wise and perceptive view. "Without giving orders." And this is correct. Let us use our powers of command and sanction sparingly; let us be chary of denunciation and indictment. If we view ourselves in the guise of a Renaissance State, we shall run all the risks of living as a people apart, which is not in keeping with our character. In the cause, of world peace, it may be necessary for us to take emergency action, even action involving the use of force, as is now the case in Africa and as has been the case elsewhere in the past; in that event, it is right for us to proceed as the Secretariat is proceeding now, and my delegation will give its full support to any operations which we are compelled to undertake for sound purposes. Let us not meddle, however, or overstep our authority.