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    "ocrText": "- -\ndemand of men and women throughout the world for international\norder and justice is one of the strongest forces in these troubled\ntimes.\nWe have just had a vivid demonstration of that fact in\nKorea. The invasion of the Republic of Korea was a direct chal-\nlenge to the principles of the United Nations. That challenge\nwas met by an overwhelming response. The people of almost every\nmember country supported the decision of the Security Council to\nmeet this aggression with force. Few acts in our time have met with\nsuch widespread approval.\nIn uniting to crush the aggression in Korea, these mem-\nber nations have done no more than the Charter calls for. But\nthe important thing is that they have done it, and have done it\nsuccessfully. They have given dramatic evidence that the Charter\nworks. They have proved that the Charter is a living instrument\nbacked by the material and moral strength of members, large and\nAND\nsmall.\nThe men who laid down their lives for the United Nations\nin Korea will have a place in our memory, and in the memory of the\nworld, forever. They died in order that the United Nations might\nlive.\nAs a result of their sacrifices, the United Nations today\nis stronger than it has ever been. Today, it is better able than\never before to fulfill the hopes that men have placed in it.\nI believe the people of the world rely on the United\nNations to help them achieve two great purposes. They look to it\nto help them improve the conditions under which they live. And they\nrely on it to fulfill their profound longing for peace.\nThese two purposes are closely interwoven. Without\npeace, it is impossible to make lasting progress toward a better\nlife for all. Without progress in human welfare, the foundations\nof peace will be insecure. That is why we can never afford to\nneglect one of these purposes at the expense of the other."
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