تاریخ احمدیت (جلد 21) — Page 483
جلد 21 483 تاریخ احمدیت He said he appreciated that the honour done to him was a tribute to Pakistan and her people۔"Pakistan is not a great power nor a country which, beyond its own security and the well-being of its people, has any ambition or interest other than the common interest of all of us here, that is to say the creation of a world in which peace might reign and law prevail, so that through beneficent co-operation, the common man in all the regions of the earth might at long last be enabled to claim and possess his rightful inheritance of a fuller, richer and happier life," he said۔"Over the years, Pakistan has given proof of its loyalty to the Charter of the United Nations and its sincere devotion to the spirit and purposes underlying its provision۔"By its conduct and policy it has clearly affirmed its faith in the right of all peoples and nations, indeed of all human beings, to freedom, dignity and a reasonable standard of wellbeing۔"These principles and ideals and the yearning of hundreds of millions of my fellow beings around the globe to realise their impact upon their own lives, occupy the forefront of my mind as I enter upon the discharge of the responsibilities of this high office۔"