Nobel Prize

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1970 The Green Revolution, Peace, and Humanity Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply. Yet food is something that is taken for granted by most world leaders despite the fact that more than half of the population of the…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1969 ILO and the Social Infrastructure of Peace “Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice.” This statement, which opens the preamble to the ILO’s constitution, clearly and unmistakably places on the ILO a major role in the maintenance of peace. It shows that…

English Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1968 The Charter of Human Rights In the course of the December tenth session, I had the privilege of paying tribute to the Norwegian nation in the person of its Ring, to Alfred Nobel, founder of the Peace Prize, who died on December 10, 1896, and to all the laureates…

French Conférence Nobel, Oslo, 11 décembre 1968 La charte des droits de l’homme Madame la Présidente, Mesdames, Messieurs, Dans la séance du 10 décembre, il m’a été donné de rendre un légitime hommage à la Nation norvégienne en la personne de son Roi, à Alfred Nobel, fondateur du Prix de la Paix, décédé le 10…

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1965 UNICEF: Achievement and Challenge If Alfred Nobel had been alive today, I venture to believe that he would have welcomed the award of his Peace Prize to the United Nations Children’s Fund. He would have commended its purpose, its effectiveness, and achievement. He would have understood the infusion of new…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1955 Refugee Problems and Their Solutions On the tenth of December, fifty-nine years ago, Alfred Bernhard Nobel died in his villa at San Remo in Italy, sixty-three years old. The villa bore the name of “Mio Nido”, and I do not know whether he himself thus christened his house. Perhaps he…

English Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1951 (Translation) Fifty Years of Trade-Union Activity in Behalf of Peace It will certainly come as no surprise to you when I tell you that one of the most moving, as well as one of the happiest, moments of my life occurred on the evening of Monday, November 5, 1951.…

French Conférence Nobel, prononcé à Oslo le 11 décembre 1951 Cinquante ans d’action syndicale en faveur de la paix Mesdames, Messieurs, Je ne vous surprendrai certainement point en vous assurant qu’une des plus profondes émotions de ma vie, une des plus heureuses aussi, me fut causée le lundi soir 5 novembre 1951 par ce journaliste…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1947 Quakers and Peace Before I give my address, I want to express on behalf of Miss Backhouse and myself a word of gratitude for the very warm hospitality we have received here this week. This September I crossed the Atlantic together with one hundred Americans who had been here in…

Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1947 The International Service of the Society of Friends Introduction The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two Committees of the Society of Friends. These have their headquarters in Philadelphia and London but are representative of the activities of Friends around the world, whether the line be drawn round the…