On the other hand, by far the vast majority of the nations of today
remain economically under-developed, their peoples subsisting in
want and poverty as their normal conditions of life.
In an enlightened age such as ours in which the benefits of scientific
and technological advancement are being brought to bear in almost
every sphere of human life, this profound gap gives rise to anxiety and
concern. It is a situation that cannot and must not be allowed to
continue longer. In an era when nations gather in concert to declare
each nation's fundamental rights to freedom and equality, it is
dismaying that the great majority of the world's population exists in
the shadow of poverty and misery, often lacking the basic essentials of
food and clothing, while their fellow men in other parts of the globe
enjoy a life of abundance, comfort and tranquillity. No greater victory
can be won by the nations of today than the conquest of the
apocalyptic enemies that still ride mankind -- poverty, disease and
ignorance.
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