Peace

Banquet speech

Nathan Söderblom’s Banquet speech at the Nobel banquet at Grand Hôtel, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1929. (In Swedish.) När jag skall betyga min tacksamhet för de vänliga ord, som här riktats till mig och min hustru, så rinner mig ovillkorligen i sinnet den första muntliga välkomsthälsning som norsk tunga bragte mig på denna resa till…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1930 The Role of the Church in Promoting Peace It is my belief that “leaving ourselves in peace” with our self-conceit and evil passions does not lead to real peace. Peace can be reached only through fighting against the ancient Adam in ourselves and in others. Our generation has lived through…

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Acceptance Speech

Frank B. Kellogg’s Acceptance Speech* on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1930. I desire most to express my deep appreciation of the great honor you have conferred upon me; an honor I value more than any I have ever received, not only on account of the…

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Banquet speech

Frank B. Kellogg’s Banquet speech* at the Nobel banquet at Grand Hôtel, Oslo, Norway, December 10, 1930. I have several times been asked by members of the press since I arrived in Oslo to discuss the subject of disarmament. I have received a large number of letters and telegrams making the same request. I have…

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Nobel Lecture

Essay based on Nobel Lecture of December 12, 1927 Security and Disarmament The two problems treated in this essay are the most delicate and current of present-day politics. They have also for a long time been fundamental problems of pacifism. It is not by chance that they are treated together here; on the contrary it…

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