United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan gave his last major speech Monday.

The outgoing secretary general called on the United States to remain true to its principles, mainly democracy and the fight against terrorism.

"No state can make its own actions legitimate in the eyes of others. When power, especially military force, is used, the world will consider it legitimate only when convinced that it is being used for the right purpose, for broadly shared aims, in accordance with broadly accepted norms," Annan said.

In response to his statement, Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison released this statement, saying, “It is America's defense of liberty and guarantee of free speech that gives Kofi Annan a forum for his criticisms. Those very freedoms were attacked on September 11, drawing us into a war on terror to defend our values. Kofi Annan's farewell remarks ignore the fact that the U.S. contributes 25 percent of the U.N.'s peacekeeping budget and continues to be the greatest defender of liberty the world has ever known."