Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The new article proposed by the Soviet delegation is but a restatement of State obligation, which the Soviet delegation attempted to introduce into practically every article in the Declaration. It would convert the Declaration into a document stating obligations on states, thereby changing completely its character as a statement of principles to serve as a common standard of achievement for the members of the United Nations.

What claim does Roosevelt make in this passage?

Delegations must support the new article because states have to fulfill their obligations.

Delegations must reject the new article because it changes the purpose of the UDHR.

The article that the Soviets have proposed is worthy of consideration and perhaps adoption.

The article that the Soviets have proposed is true to the character of the UDHR.

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1 August, 00:09

Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The new article proposed by the Soviet delegation is but a restatement of State obligation, which the Soviet delegation attempted to introduce into practically every article in the Declaration. It would convert the Declaration into a document stating obligations on states, thereby changing completely its character as a statement of principles to serve as a common standard of achievement for the members of the United Nations.

What claim does Roosevelt make in this passage?

Delegations must support the new article because states have to fulfill their obligations.

Delegations must reject the new article because it changes the purpose of the UDHR.

The article that the Soviets have proposed is worthy of consideration and perhaps adoption.

The article that the Soviets have proposed is true to the character of the UDHR.

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Bautista · Answer 1

A: Delegations must support the new article because states have to fulfill their obligations.

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Tori · Answer 2

Roosevelt claims that the delegations must reject the new article because it changes the purpose of the UDHR.

Explanation:

He claimed that the new article proposed by the soviet delegation is just a restatement of the state obligation. It is also not true to the character of the UDHR amendments and the obligations. It is simply a documentation which have certain obligations on it. It does not serves to the character of the principles and its statements.