10/27/1948
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"To suggest the contrary is to slander our institutions and defame our ideals and our aspirations."
"There are those who claim that this treaty is an aggressive act on the part of the nations which ring the North Atlantic."
"The pact will be a positive, not a negative, influence for peace, and its influence will be felt not only in the area it specifically covers but throughout the world."
"It is a simple document, but if it had existed in 1914 and in 1939, supported by the nations who are represented here today, I believe it would have prevented the acts of aggression which led to two w..."