Nobel Lecture, May 18, 1908 The Work at The Hague in 1899 and in 1907 As you can imagine, I have been looking forward to this opportunity of expressing publicly to the Nobel Committee my deep gratitude for the signal honor they have conferred in awarding me the Peace Prize; I look upon it as…

Acceptance by Herbert H.D. Peirce, American Envoy. Since President Roosevelt was not present at the award ceremony on December 10, 1906, Mr. Herbert H.D. Peirce, American envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway, accepted the prize on his behalf. Mr. Peirce’s speech, which included the reading of a telegram from the President, follows: I deeply…

Nobel Lecture May 5, 1910 International Peace It is with peculiar pleasure that I stand here today to express the deep appreciation I feel of the high honor conferred upon me by the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize. The gold medal which formed part of the prize I shall always keep, and I shall…

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An Adress, August 24 1912 The Work of the Institute of International Law On behalf of the Institute of International Law, whose president I have the honor to be, I would first of all like to express our deep gratitude to His Majesty for honoring this opening of the twenty-seventh session of the Institute with…

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Nobel Lecture, January 15, 1905 The Progress and Advantages of International Arbitration For many reasons I regret the delay which has taken place in my appearance here. Ever since the Nobel Committee awarded me the prize, I have been anxious to fulfill the condition which they impose upon the recipient, that he should visit Christiania…

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Nobel Lecture, May 16, 1904 The Futility of War Demonstrated by History War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages. Since all assertions must be carefully examined in order to benefit from…