Our Future: October 2004 Archives

By Ac. Krtashivananda Avt

In the early phase of the 20th century, communism appeared in Russia as an antithesis to capitalism. Subsequently it spread in many other countries with the hope of breaking the chains of oppression. Communism collapsed in Russia and the East European countries because of instead of loosening the chains, it was strangling the freedom of the workers whom it was meant to protect. China will also follow the same path in the near future.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Cuba,
at the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York,
24 September 2004.

Mr. President:

Every year at the United Nations we go through the same ritual. We attend the general debate knowing beforehand that the clamour for justice and peace by our underdeveloped countries will be ignored once again. However, we persist. We know that we are right. We know that one day we will accomplish social justice and development. We also know that such assets will not be given away to us. We know that the peoples will have to seize them from those who deny us justice today, because they underpin their wealth and arrogance on the disdain for our grief. But it will not be always like this. We say so today with more conviction than ever before.