Nobel Prize

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…

Nobel Lecture, April 7, 1948 Toward Human Unity or Beyond Nationalism It is natural to try to understand one’s own time and to seek to analyse the forces that move it. The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also be influenced by trends that are…

Nobel Lecture, December 13, 1946 The Leadership Demanded in This Momentous Time There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent. Extreme nationalism and…

Cordell Hull did not deliver a Nobel Lecture.

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1945 The Activity of the International Committee of the Red Cross during the War, 1939-1945 Not long ago, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Madame . In one of her works which she entitled The Wreath, Madame Undset spoke of the “savage paths” which her heroes had to tread.…

Carlos Saavedra Lamas did not deliver a Nobel Lecture.