Nobel Prize

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…

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, 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…

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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…

Banquet speech by Miss Margaret A. Backhouse, representing both Laureates, on the Nobel Dinner, Oslo, December 10, 1947 We have listened to at the present time, but I must not be tempted to enter into a discussion of this situation. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to British and American committees of the Society…

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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…

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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…