UN General Assembly
1965

5. It is for this reason that my Government fully supports the four-pronged programme for the creation of a peaceful world so ably enunciated by the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: namely, disarmament, peace-keeping, peaceful settlement of disputes, and the economic and social work of this Organization. 6. It may not be easy to say which of these four tasks is the most important. But if one could draw from the lesson of history, one would observe, perhaps, that men stopped going about armed in- the streets only after police forces became effective, courts of law evolved to a position of impartiality and ability to enforce decisions, and legislative bodies set themselves the task to meet the changing needs of society. When this stage was reached it was easier to declare the carrying of arms illegal and anti-social. 7. As certain States have found out, social forces cannot be stayed entirely or permanently by the stringency of law enforcement alone. Hence the great importance individual countries attach to economic progress and social justice.