1982

Acceptance Speech

Alva Myrdal’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1982 (Translation) Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. Chairman, I wish to assure you that the brevity of my speech is in no way a measure of the depth of my gratitude. I would like to…

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Acceptance Speech

Alfonso García Robles’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1982 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is indeed a special privilege to have been distinguished with the Nobel Peace Prize for 1982. Such a high honor carries for me…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1982 Disarmament, Technology and the Growth in Violence Mr. Chairman, Honored guests: In the first place it is my obvious and at the same time most pleasant duty to express my gratitude for the honor that has been accorded me by the award of the 1982 Nobel Peace Prize. May I…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1982 The Latin American Nuclear-Weapon Free Zone In seems advisable to point out from the outset that the Latin American nuclear-weapon-free zone has the privilege of being the only one in existence which covers densely inhabited territories. Outside it only in Antarctica, the Outer Space and the sea bed are similar…

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Banquet speech

Kenneth G. Wilson’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1982 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank everyone who has made our stay in Sweden so wonderful. The Nobel Prize is the highest honor recognized by the scientific community. The Nobel award occasions a unique celebration of the…

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