Nobel Prize

German Vortrag des Bundeskanzlers Willy Brandt am 11. Dezember 1971 in Oslo anlässlich der Verleihung des Friedens-Nobelpreises 1971 Friedenspolitik in unserer Zeit I. Der Friedens-Nobelpreis 1971 ist einem aktiven Politiker zuerkannt worden; also kann nur sein weitergehendes Bemühen, nicht eine abgeschlossene Leistung gewürdigt worden sein. Gestern habe ich danksagen dürfen, heute will ich über Friedenspolitik…

German Willy Brandt’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1971 (in German) Die hohe Ehre der Preisverleihung kann gewiss nur als eine Ermutigung meines politischen Strebens verstanden werden, nicht als ein abschliessendes Urteil. Ich nehme diese Auszeichnung an im Gefühl der Verbundenheit mit allen,…

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…

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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…

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The International Labour Organization was created in 1919 by Part XIII of the Versailles Peace Treaty ending World War I. It grew out of nineteenth-century labor and social movements which culminated in widespread demands for social justice and higher living standards for the world’s working people. In 1946, after the demise of the League of…

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…

Acceptance by David A. Morse, Director-general of the ILO, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1969. Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, No-one who rises to accept the Nobel Peace Prize either in his individual capacity or, as in my case,…