English Nobel Lecture, June 5, 1991 Mr. Chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, This moment is no less emotional for me than the one when I first learned about the decision of the Nobel Committee. For on similar occasions great men addressed humankind – men famous for their courage in working to bring together…

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Acceptance and Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1993 Your Majesties, your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a little more than six years to the end of this century and to the dawning of the new millennium. In three years we will mark the centenary of Alfred Nobel’s death and in eight the…

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Presentation Speech by , member of the , on December 10, 1937 Three statesmen who occupied leading positions during the World War were so deeply struck by the deprivation of human life and economic resources, by the futility of war as a social institution, and by its amorality, that they became convinced pacifists and throughout…

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Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow of Culture by Anders Hallengren Equality and Pluralism After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela negotiated the dismantling of the apartheid regime in South Africa, settled an agreement on universal suffrage and democratic elections, and became the first black president of the country in 1994. When he entered into office,…

Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871-July 23, 1955) was born in a log cabin in Pickett County, Tennessee, the third of the five sons of William and Elizabeth (Riley) Hull. His father was a farmer and subsequently a lumber merchant. The only one of the five boys who showed an interest in learning, Cordell wanted to…

Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee has awarded Alfred Nobel’s Peace Prize for 1957 to the Canadian Lester Bowles Pearson. As we all know, Lester Pearson was Canada’s foreign minister from 1948 to 1957 when, as a result of the election, the Liberal government resigned. The winner of the Peace Prize…