Nobel Prize

Georges Pire’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1958 (in French) Sire, Dans les innombrables lettres que j’ai reçues depuis le 10 Novembre, combien de correspondants inconnus, de pays divers et parfois bien lointains, se sont plu à souligner le geste profondément humain…

Acceptance by Dr. G.J. van Heuven Goedhart, High Commissioner, UNHCR, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1955 I feel greatly privileged and honoured to represent here the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 1954, which is the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1953 the acceptance was read by Mr. de Monicault, French ambassador (in French) Je tiens à dire à Sa Majesté le Roi Haakon, à vous les membres du Comité du Prix Nobel…

Ralph Bunche’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1950 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. President of the Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, To be honored by one’s fellow men is a rich and pleasant experience. But to receive the uniquely high honor here bestowed…

Acceptance Speech by Miss Margaret A. Backhouse, representing the Friends Service Council, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1947 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, friends, It is with sincere gratitude and great humility that I accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Friends Service…

Acceptance Speech by Professor Henry J. Cadbury, representing the American Friends Service Committee, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1947 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness and friends. On behalf of the American Friends Committee I accept our share of this award with humility and gratitude. We…

John R. Mott’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1946 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman and members of the Nobel Committee of the Storting and other friends: I do not trust myself to voice emotions which well-nigh master me in…

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1946 the acceptance was read by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the . I desire to express my grateful appreciation of this great honour and my pleasure in being associated in it today…

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1945, the acceptance was read by Mr. Lithgow Osborne, ambassador of the United States to Norway Your Majesty; Your Royal Highnesses; Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Nobel Committee of…

Acceptance by Max Huber, Honorary President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1945. After receiving the prize from Mr. Jahn, Mr. Huber (1874-1960), Swiss jurist, a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross since 1923, and…