Peace
Elie Wiesel – Biographical
Biographical
Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in the town of Sighet, now part of Romania. During World War II, he, with his family and other Jews from the area, were deported to the German concentration and extermination camps, where his parents and little sister perished. Wiesel and his two older sisters survived. Liberated from Buchenwald…
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The 14th Dalai Lama – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1989 Brothers and Sisters: It is an honour and pleasure to be among you today. I am really happy to see so many old friends who have come from different corners of the world, and to make new friends, whom I hope to meet again in the future. When I meet…
moreThe 14th Dalai Lama – Acceptance Speech
Acceptance speech
The 14th Dalai Lama’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1989. Your Majesty, Members of the Nobel Committee, Brothers and Sisters: I am very happy to be here with you today to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace. I feel honoured,…
moreMartti Ahtisaari – Nobelforedrag
Nobel Prize lecture
Norwegian Nobelforedrag av Martti Ahtisaari, Oslo, 10. desember, 2008. Deres Majesteter, Deres Kongelige Høyheter, Eksellenser, ærede medlemmer av den norske Nobelkomiteen, kjære venner og kolleger rundt om i verden, Jeg føler både ydmykhet og takknemlighet over å være dette årets mottaker av Nobels fredspris. Det er den høyeste utmerkelsen man kan få når man arbeider…
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