The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion; the safeguarding of international peace and security.

Important Utterances of H. I. M. Emperor Haile Selassie I, 1963-1972 (ed. 1972)