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Salvador Allende’s appeal to the world’s conscience at the General Assembly of the United Nations
“Salvador Allende has overcome some of the most intractable problems which face modem socialist movements. To lead the forces of popular unity to victory in Chile required no small resources of skill and understanding. To carry through an audacious programme of nationalisations in the face of frenzied attacks at home and abroad was to display considerable courage. But to resist the great international corporations effectively, one needs more than courage: one needs solidarity, on an ascending scale. Now, in this crucially important speech to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on December 4th 1972, he has appealed to the peoples of the world for their support and aid. We, socialists of that small section of the world which exploits all others, should ensure that such support is forthcoming, on a scale which can grow to meet the very real threats of which President Allende has warned us.”
