UN General Assembly
1949

52. It was impossible to speak of peace while weak or small countries were threatened and their right to self-determination violated, and while they were exploited or subjugated. The assertion that the principle of the sovereignty of States was out of date, and that it was necessary to set up a world government or State — which, in fact would legalize political and economic domination by one great Power or another — was equally incompatible with any desire for peace. It was impossible to speak of peace and at the same time heap insults upon a Government which called for a greater measure of democracy in international relations. Such contradictory assertions had been — made, and the Yugoslav delegation considered that to be an extremely dangerous factor, which constituted a permanent threat of war.