WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED

to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and  small, and  to  establish  conditions  under  which

justice  and  respect  for  the  obligations  arising  from treaties  and  other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

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AND FOR THESE ENDS

to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure by the  acceptance  of  principles and  the  institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common  interest,  and  to  employ  international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,

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HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS

Accordingly,    our   respective   Governments,   through representatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations.