Willy Brand was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. Willy Brandt Full name: Willy BrandtBorn: 18 December 1913, Lübeck, GermanyDied: 8 October 1992, Unkel, GermanyDate awarded: 21 October 1971 European bridge-builder A socialist, Willy Brandt started to take part in illegal…

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Spanish Pablo Neruda’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1971 Altezas, Señoras y Señores, Venimos de muy lejos, de fuera o de dentro de nosotros mismos, de idiomas contrapuestos, de países que se aman. Aquí nos encontramos, en Estocolmo, en esta noche central del mundo. Hemos llegado de…

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Dennis Gabor’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1971 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured and rewarded far beyond my most sanguine expectations. My thanks go to the Nobel Committee, and also to that great, unhappy man who has given me this great happiness; Alfred Nobel. Alfred Nobel’s personality…

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Earl W. Sutherland’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1971 Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is indeed an honour to me and a pleasure to receive this award. I believe we all realize the honour and pleasure that a scientist receives with this award. I hadn’t realized however how important…

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English Willy Brandt’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1971 (Translation) The great honour bestowed on me by the awarding of this prize can only, I believe, be understood as an encouragement to my political endeavours, not as a final judgement upon them. I…