Obama's Peace Prize Speech. Transcript

8/14/2019 Obama's Peace Prize Speech. Transcript

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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Oslo City HallOslo, Norway

1!! P"M" CET

THE PRESIDENT Yo#r Ma$%sti%s,Yo#r Royal Hi&'(%ss%s, )isti(&#is'%)*%*+%rs o t'% Norw%&ia( No+%lCo**itt%%, -iti.%(s o A*%ri-a, a()

-iti.%(s o t'% worl)

I r%-%i/% t'is 'o(o#r wit' )%%0&ratit#)% a() &r%at '#*ility" It is a(awar) t'at s0%as to o#r 'i&'%st

as0iratio(s 22 t'at or all t'% -r#%lty a()'ar)s'i0 o o#r worl), w% ar% (ot *%r%0riso(%rs o at%" O#r a-tio(s *att%r,a() -a( +%() 'istory i( t'% )ir%-tio( o $#sti-%"

A() y%t I wo#l) +% r%*iss i I )i) (ot



a-(owl%)&% t'% -o(si)%ra+l%-o(tro/%rsy t'at yo#r &%(%ro#s

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w'o toil i( '#*a(itaria( or&a(i.atio(sto r%li%/% s#%ri(&6 t'% #(r%-o&(i.%)*illio(s w'os% 7#i%t a-ts o -o#ra&%a() -o*0assio( i(s0ir% %/%( t'% *ost'ar)%(%) -y(i-s" I -a((ot ar&#% wit'

t'os% w'o i() t'%s% *%( a() wo*%(22 so*% (ow(, so*% o+s-#r% to all +#tt'os% t'%y '%l0 22 to +% ar *or%)%s%r/i(& o t'is 'o(o#r t'a( I"

B#t 0%r'a0s t'% *ost 0roo#() iss#%

s#rro#()i(& *y r%-%i0t o t'is 0ri.% is



t'% a-t t'at I a* t'% Co**a()%r2i(2C'i% o t'% *ilitary o a (atio( i( t'%

*i)st o two wars" O(% o t'%s% wars iswi()i(& )ow(" T'% ot'%r is a -o(li-tt'at A*%ri-a )i) (ot s%%6 o(% i( w'i-'w% ar% $oi(%) +y !8 ot'%r -o#(tri%s 22i(-l#)i(& Norway 22 i( a( %ort to)%%() o#rs%l/%s a() all (atio(s ro*#rt'%r atta-s"

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la()" So*% will ill, a() so*% will +%ill%)" A() so I -o*% '%r% wit' a( a-#t%s%(s% o t'% -osts o ar*%) -o(li-t 2ill%) wit' )ii-#lt 7#%stio(s a+o#t t'%r%latio(s'i0 +%tw%%( war a() 0%a-%,

a() o#r %ort to r%0la-% o(% wit' t'%ot'%r"

Now t'%s% 7#%stio(s ar% (ot (%w" 9ar,i( o(% or* or a(ot'%r, a00%ar%) wit't'% irst *a(" At t'% )aw( o 'istory, its

*orality was (ot 7#%stio(%)6 it was



si*0ly a a-t, li% )ro#&'t or )is%as% 22t'% *a((%r i( w'i-' tri+%s a() t'%(

-i/ili.atio(s so#&'t 0ow%r a() s%ttl%)t'%ir )i%r%(-%s"

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O -o#rs%, w% (ow t'at or *ost o

'istory, t'is -o(-%0t o :$#st war: wasrar%ly o+s%r/%)" T'% -a0a-ity o '#*a(+%i(&s to t'i( #0 (%w ways to ill o(%a(ot'%r 0ro/%) i(%;'a#sti+l%, as )i)o#r -a0a-ity to %;%*0t ro* *%r-yt'os% w'o loo )i%r%(t or 0ray to a

)i%r%(t <o)" 9ars +%tw%%( ar*i%s



&a/% way to wars +%tw%%( (atio(s 22total wars i( w'i-' t'% )isti(-tio(

+%tw%%( -o*+ata(t a() -i/ilia(+%-a*% +l#rr%)" I( t'% s0a( o =>y%ars, s#-' -ar(a&% wo#l) twi-% %(&#lt'is -o(ti(%(t" A() w'il% it5s 'ar) to-o(-%i/% o a -a#s% *or% $#st t'a( t'%)%%at o t'% T'ir) R%i-' a() t'% A;is0ow%rs, 9orl) 9ar II was a -o(li-t i(w'i-' t'% total (#*+%r o -i/ilia(s w'o)i%) %;-%%)%) t'% (#*+%r o sol)i%rsw'o 0%ris'%)"

I( t'% wa% o s#-' )%str#-tio(, a()wit' t'% a)/%(t o t'% (#-l%ar a&%, it+%-a*% -l%ar to /i-tor a() /a(7#is'%)ali% t'at t'% worl) (%%)%) i(stit#tio(sto 0r%/%(t a(ot'%r worl) war" A() so, a

7#art%r -%(t#ry at%r t'% ?(it%) Stat%sS%(at% r%$%-t%) t'% L%a&#% o Natio(s22 a( i)%a or w'i-' 9oo)row 9ilso(r%-%i/%) t'is 0ri.% 22 A*%ri-a l%) t'%worl) i( -o(str#-ti(& a( ar-'it%-t#r% to%%0 t'% 0%a-% a Mars'all Pla( a() a

?(it%) Natio(s, *%-'a(is*s to &o/%r(



t'% wa&i(& o war, tr%ati%s to 0rot%-t'#*a( ri&'ts, 0r%/%(t &%(o-i)%, r%stri-t

t'% *ost )a(&%ro#s w%a0o(s"

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0ro#)"

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o war +%tw%%( two (#-l%ar



s#0%r0ow%rs, +#t 0roli%ratio( *ayi(-r%as% t'% ris o -atastro0'%"

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i(-r%asi(&ly tra00%) -i/ilia(s i(#(%()i(& -'aos" I( to)ay5s wars, *a(y*or% -i/ilia(s ar% ill%) t'a( sol)i%rs6t'% s%%)s o #t#r% -o(li-t ar% sow(,%-o(o*i%s ar% wr%-%), -i/il so-i%ti%s

tor( as#()%r, r%#&%%s a*ass%),-'il)r%( s-arr%)"

I )o (ot +ri(& wit' *% to)ay a )%i(iti/%sol#tio( to t'% 0ro+l%*s o war" 9'at I)o (ow is t'at *%%ti(& t'%s%

-'all%(&%s will r%7#ir% t'% sa*% /isio(,



'ar) wor, a() 0%rsist%(-% o t'os%*%( a() wo*%( w'o a-t%) so +ol)ly

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9% *#st +%&i( +y a-(owl%)&i(& t'%'ar) tr#t' 9% will (ot %ra)i-at% /iol%(t-o(li-t i( o#r li%ti*%s" T'%r% will +%ti*%s w'%( (atio(s 22 a-ti(& i()i/i)#allyor i( -o(-%rt 22 will i() t'% #s% o or-%(ot o(ly (%-%ssary +#t *orally $#stii%)"

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so-ial 0ro+l%* it *%r%ly -r%at%s (%wa() *or% -o*0li-at%) o(%s": Asso*%o(% w'o sta()s '%r% as a )ir%-t-o(s%7#%(-% o Dr" Ki(&5s li% wor, Ia* li/i(& t%sti*o(y to t'% *oral or-% o(o(2/iol%(-%" I (ow t'%r%5s (ot'i(&

w%a 22 (ot'i(& 0assi/% 22 (ot'i(&



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s#s0i-io( o A*%ri-a, t'% worl)5s sol%



*ilitary s#0%r0ow%r"

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li/% i( r%%)o* a() 0ros0%rity"



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o '#*a( i(stit#tio(s"



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a() isolat%s a() w%a%(s t'os% w'o)o(5t"

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Bala(s, or i( ot'%r 0la-%s t'at 'a/%



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tr#t' i( awar)i(& its irst 0ri.% or 0%a-%



to H%(ry D#(a(t 22 t'% o#()%r o t'%R%) Cross, a() a )ri/i(& or-% +%'i()

t'% <%(%/a Co(/%(tio(s"

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