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…

Nobel Lecture, April 7, 1948 Toward Human Unity or Beyond Nationalism It is natural to try to understand one’s own time and to seek to analyse the forces that move it. The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also be influenced by trends that are…

John R. Mott’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1946 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman and members of the Nobel Committee of the Storting and other friends: I do not trust myself to voice emotions which well-nigh master me in…

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…

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1946 the acceptance was read by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the . I desire to express my grateful appreciation of this great honour and my pleasure in being associated in it today…

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Cordell Hull did not deliver a Nobel Lecture.

As the Laureate was unable to be present on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1945, the acceptance was read by Mr. Lithgow Osborne, ambassador of the United States to Norway Your Majesty; Your Royal Highnesses; Your Excellencies, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Nobel Committee of…

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